Green Sea Turtle vs Throat botfly

Chelonia mydas compared with Gasterophilus nasalis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Throat botfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Throat botfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Diptera (Mosca)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Oestridae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Gasterophilus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Gasterophilus nasalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Throat botfly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Throat botfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Throat botfly
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.

Throat botfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.