Faisão vs Green Sea Turtle

Phasianus colchicus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Faisão is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Faisão	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Galliformes (Galliformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Phasianidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Phasianus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Phasianus colchicus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Faisão

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Faisão

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco), Asia (4 countries), Europe (37 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Faisão

O faisão-comum (Phasianus colchicus) está classificado como Não Avaliado (NE) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Ainda não foi avaliado segundo os critérios da Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Seu estado de conservação está por ser determinado.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇲🇽 Mexico