Green Sea Turtle vs negrinha

Chelonia mydas compared with Aythya fuligula

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while negrinha is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	negrinha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Aves (ave)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Anatidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Aythya
Species	Chelonia mydas	Aythya fuligula

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and negrinha share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

negrinha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	negrinha
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.

negrinha

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

negrinha

O Zarro-negrinha (Aythya fuligula) esta classificado como Pouco Preocupante (LC) na Lista Vermelha da IUCN. Amplamente distribuido e abundante em sua area de distribuicao, com populacoes estaveis e sem preocupacoes imediatas de conservacao.