Green Sea Turtle vs hortelã-das-roças

Chelonia mydas compared with Stachys arvensis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while hortelã-das-roças is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	hortelã-das-roças
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Stachys
Species	Chelonia mydas	Stachys arvensis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

hortelã-das-roças

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	hortelã-das-roças
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.

hortelã-das-roças

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (15 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Tonga), and South America (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇷 Brazil