marreca-castanha vs Green Sea Turtle

Anas castanea compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

marreca-castanha is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marreca-castanha	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Anatidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Anas	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Anas castanea	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

marreca-castanha

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

marreca-castanha

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

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.

marreca-castanha

A marreca-marrom (Anas castanea) é uma espécie de pato nativo da Austrália. O macho possui plumagem castanho-avermelhada com cabeça verde-escura iridescente, enquanto a fêmea é parda-malhada. Habita uma variedade de ambientes aquáticos, incluindo estuários, zonas úmidas costeiras e lagos interiores no sul e sudeste da Austrália. Alimenta-se de vegetação aquática, invertebrados e sementes. É uma espécie relativamente tolerante a ambientes modificados pelo homem.