marreco vs Green Sea Turtle

Spatula querquedula compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	marreco	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Anatidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Spatula	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Spatula querquedula	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

marreco

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

marreco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States). 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.

marreco

A marreca-garganey (Spatula querquedula) está classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Com alto risco de extinção em estado selvagem, com significativo declínio populacional e ameaças contínuas à sua sobrevivência.