ema vs Green Sea Turtle

Rhea americana compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

ema is Near Threatened while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	ema	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Aves (ave)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Rheiformes (Rheiformes)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Rheidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Rhea	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Rhea americana	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

ema

NT — Near Threatened

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

ema

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

ema

A ema (Rhea americana) está classificada como Quase Ameaçada (NT) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Próxima de qualificar como ameaçada, com populações que podem se tornar vulneráveis sem ações de conservação.