Green Sea Turtle vs Species code: Pg

Chelonia mydas compared with Posidonia angustifolia

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Species code: Pg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Species code: Pg
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Alismatales (택사목)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Posidoniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Posidonia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Posidonia angustifolia

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Species code: Pg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Species code: Pg
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.

Species code: Pg

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Green Sea Turtle

초록바다거북은 가장 큰 바다거북 중 하나입니다. 등딱지가 아닌 연골과 지방의 녹색에서 이름이 유래했습니다.