trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina vs Green Sea Turtle

Sterna hirundo compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Aves (ave) Reptilia (réptil)
Order Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes) Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family Laridae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Sterna Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Sterna hirundo Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina Green Sea Turtle
Diet Herbivore
Average Lifespan 80 years
Average Length 1.2 m
Average Weight 200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). 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.

trinta-réis-boreal / gaivina

O trinta-réis-comum (Sterna hirundo) está classificado 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.

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