gold-vein iris vs Green Sea Turtle

Iris chrysographes compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• gold-vein iris is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gold-vein iris	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Mantodea (Louva-a-deus)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Eremiaphilidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Iris	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Iris chrysographes	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

gold-vein iris and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

gold-vein iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gold-vein iris	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

gold-vein iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.