uru-do-campo vs Green Sea Turtle

Colinus cristatus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

uru-do-campo is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	uru-do-campo	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	Odontophoridae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Colinus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Colinus cristatus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

uru-do-campo and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

uru-do-campo

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	uru-do-campo	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

uru-do-campo

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

uru-do-campo

A codorniz-de-crista (Colinus cristatus) está classificada como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Amplamente distribuída e abundante na sua área de ocorrência, com populações estáveis e sem preocupações de conservação imediatas.