Durham slug vs Green Sea Turtle

Arion flagellus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Durham slug is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Durham slug	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mollusca (Moluscos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gastropoda (Gastrópodes)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Arionidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Arion	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Arion flagellus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Durham slug

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Durham slug

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Africa (South Africa) and Europe (6 countries).

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.

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.