Green Sea Turtle vs Wright's waternymph

Chelonia mydas compared with Najas wrightiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Wright's waternymph
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Najas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Najas wrightiana

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Wright's waternymph

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Wright's waternymph
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.

Wright's waternymph

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cuba and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.