Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Raia-da-Gronelândia

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Bathyraja spinicauda

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Raia-da-Gronelândia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Raia-da-Gronelândia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Bathyraja
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Bathyraja spinicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Leatherback Sea Turtle and Raia-da-Gronelândia share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Raia-da-Gronelândia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Raia-da-Gronelândia
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Raia-da-Gronelândia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

A tartaruga-de-couro é a maior tartaruga viva e o quarto réptil mais pesado. Ao contrário das demais tartarugas, possui uma carapaça mole e coriácea.