Green Sea Turtle vs cabeleira-de-vella

Chelonia mydas compared with Isolepis cernua

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while cabeleira-de-vella is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	cabeleira-de-vella
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Cyperaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Isolepis
Species	Chelonia mydas	Isolepis cernua

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

cabeleira-de-vella

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	cabeleira-de-vella
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.

cabeleira-de-vella

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil