Green Sea Turtle vs Hairy Bush-Clover

Chelonia mydas compared with Lespedeza hirta

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Hairy Bush-Clover is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Hairy Bush-Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (черепахи)	Fabales (бобовоцветные)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Lespedeza
Species	Chelonia mydas	Lespedeza hirta

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Hairy Bush-Clover

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Hairy Bush-Clover
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.

Hairy Bush-Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.