Tubarão-areia vs Green Sea Turtle

Odontaspis ferox compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Tubarão-areia is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Tubarão-areia	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Odontaspididae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Odontaspis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Odontaspis ferox	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Tubarão-areia and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Tubarão-areia

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Tubarão-areia	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Tubarão-areia

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

Range

Distributed across Portugal 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.

Tubarão-areia

The Bigeye sandtiger (Odontaspis ferox) is a species in the genus Odontaspis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.