Green Sea Turtle vs Silver-Studded Blue

Chelonia mydas compared with Plebejus argus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Silver-Studded Blue
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Lycaenidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Plebejus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Plebejus argus

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Silver-Studded Blue share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Silver-Studded Blue

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Silver-Studded Blue
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.

Silver-Studded Blue

Habitat

Inhabits temperate broadleaf and mixed forests and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (39 countries). 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.

Silver-Studded Blue

A borboleta-azul-de-pontos-prateados (Plebejus argus) esta classificada como Em Perigo (EN) na Lista Vermelha da UICN. Com alto risco de extincao no estado selvagem, com declinio significativo da populacao e ameacas continuas a sobrevivencia.