Green Sea Turtle vs winged greenweed

Chelonia mydas compared with Genista sagittalis

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while winged greenweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	winged greenweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Genista
Species	Chelonia mydas	Genista sagittalis

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

winged greenweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	winged greenweed
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.

winged greenweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.