Common Goldenring vs Green Sea Turtle

Cordulegaster boltonii compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Goldenring	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Odonata (Odonata)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Cordulegastridae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cordulegaster	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cordulegaster boltonii	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Goldenring and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Common Goldenring

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Goldenring	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Goldenring

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Common Goldenring

A libélula-de-anel-dourado (Cordulegaster boltonii) está classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Em alto risco de extinção na natureza, com declínio populacional significativo e ameaças contínuas à sobrevivência.

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.