arara-vermelha-de-cuba vs Green Sea Turtle

Ara tricolor compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

arara-vermelha-de-cuba is Extinct while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arara-vermelha-de-cuba	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Psittaciformes (Parrots)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Psittacidae (True Parrots)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ara (Macaws)	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ara tricolor	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

arara-vermelha-de-cuba and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

arara-vermelha-de-cuba

EX — Extinct

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arara-vermelha-de-cuba	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

arara-vermelha-de-cuba

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.