Green Sea Turtle vs Cacao-bagre

Chelonia mydas compared with Squalus megalops

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Cacao-bagre is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Cacao-bagre
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Squalidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Squalus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Squalus megalops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Cacao-bagre

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Cacao-bagre
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.

Cacao-bagre

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.