Fragrant Crestwort vs Green Sea Turtle

Lophocolea fragrans compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Fragrant Crestwort is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fragrant Crestwort	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (우산이끼문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (망울이끼강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Jungermanniales (망울이끼목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Lophocoleaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Lophocolea	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Lophocolea fragrans	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Fragrant Crestwort

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fragrant Crestwort	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fragrant Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.