Green Sea Turtle vs Wall Rue

Chelonia mydas compared with Asplenium ruta-muraria

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Wall Rue is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Wall Rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Aspleniaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Asplenium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Asplenium ruta-muraria

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Wall Rue

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Wall Rue
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.

Wall Rue

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.