Green Sea Turtle vs New World midsorus fern

Chelonia mydas compared with Blechnum occidentale

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while New World midsorus fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	New World midsorus fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Blechnaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Blechnum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Blechnum occidentale

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

New World midsorus fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	New World midsorus fern
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.

New World midsorus fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and Portugal.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil