Green Sea Turtle vs Thread Weed

Chelonia mydas compared with Ulva compressa

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Thread Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Chlorophyta (녹조식물)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Ulvophyceae (갈파래강)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Ulvales (갈파래목)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Ulvaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Ulva
Species	Chelonia mydas	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Thread Weed
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.

Thread Weed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Green Sea Turtle

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil