Green Sea Turtle vs Raia repregada

Chelonia mydas compared with Amblyraja radiata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Raia repregada
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rajidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Amblyraja
Species	Chelonia mydas	Amblyraja radiata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Raia repregada

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Raia repregada

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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.