American Clawed Lobster vs Green Sea Turtle

Homarus americanus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• American Clawed Lobster is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Clawed Lobster	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Decapoda (Decapoda)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Nephropidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Homarus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Homarus americanus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

American Clawed Lobster and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

American Clawed Lobster

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Clawed Lobster	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Clawed Lobster

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

American Clawed Lobster

A lagosta-americana-com-garras (Homarus americanus) ainda não foi avaliada na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Não Avaliado — NE). O seu estado de conservação aguarda determinação de acordo com os critérios estabelecidos.

Green Sea Turtle

A tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas) é uma das maiores tartarugas marinhas. Seu nome vem da cor verde da cartilagem e gordura, não do casco.