Болотный лунь vs Green Sea Turtle

Circus aeruginosus compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Болотный лунь	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Aves (птицы)	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)
Order	Accipitriformes (ястребообразные)	Testudines (черепахи)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Circus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Circus aeruginosus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Болотный лунь and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (хордовые)

Conservation Status

Болотный лунь

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Болотный лунь	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Болотный лунь

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Болотный лунь

Eurasian Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.