Raia de Cabo Verde vs Green Sea Turtle

Raja herwigi compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Raia de Cabo Verde is Data Deficient while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Raia de Cabo Verde	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Rajidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Raja	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Raja herwigi	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Raia de Cabo Verde and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Raia de Cabo Verde

DD — Data Deficient

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Raia de Cabo Verde	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Raia de Cabo Verde

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.

Raia de Cabo Verde

The Cape Verde Skate (Raja herwigi) is a species in the genus Raja. It is currently classified as Data Deficient (DD) 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.