Arraia de fogo vs Green Sea Turtle

Potamotrygon henlei compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Arraia de fogo is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arraia de fogo	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Potamotrygonidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Potamotrygon	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Potamotrygon henlei	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Arraia de fogo and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Arraia de fogo

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arraia de fogo	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arraia de fogo

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.

Arraia de fogo

The Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei) is a species in the genus Potamotrygon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.