Ervilhaca-de-cerca vs Green Sea Turtle

Vicia sepium compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

Ervilhaca-de-cerca is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ervilhaca-de-cerca	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Fabaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Vicia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Vicia sepium	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Ervilhaca-de-cerca

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ervilhaca-de-cerca	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ervilhaca-de-cerca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

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

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.

Ervilhaca-de-cerca

The Bush Vetch (Vicia sepium) is a species in the genus Vicia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.