Green Sea Turtle vs Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Chelonia mydas compared with Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Maple-Leaved Goosefoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Chenopodiastrum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Chenopodiastrum hybridum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Maple-Leaved Goosefoot
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.

Maple-Leaved Goosefoot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.