Green Sea Turtle vs Senegal mahogany

Chelonia mydas compared with Khaya senegalensis

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Senegal mahogany is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Senegal mahogany
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Sapindales (무환자나무목)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Meliaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Khaya
Species	Chelonia mydas	Khaya senegalensis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Senegal mahogany

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Senegal mahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Seychelles), Asia (India, Singapore), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.