Green Sea Turtle vs Square-spotted Clay

Chelonia mydas compared with Xestia stigmatica

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Square-spotted Clay is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Square-spotted Clay
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)	Noctuidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Xestia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Xestia stigmatica

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Square-spotted Clay share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Square-spotted Clay

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Square-spotted Clay
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.

Square-spotted Clay

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, 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.