Green Sea Turtle vs Bananeira-florida

Chelonia mydas compared with Musa coccinea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Bananeira-florida
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Musaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Musa
Species	Chelonia mydas	Musa coccinea

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Bananeira-florida

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Bananeira-florida
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.

Bananeira-florida

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Afrotropic and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Comoros, and Costa Rica. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇷 Costa Rica