Green Sea Turtle vs Japanese tung-oil-tree

Chelonia mydas compared with Vernicia cordata

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Japanese tung-oil-tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Japanese tung-oil-tree
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Reptilia (пресмыкающиеся)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Testudines (черепахи)	Malpighiales (мальпигиецветные)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Vernicia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Vernicia cordata

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Japanese tung-oil-tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Japanese tung-oil-tree
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.

Japanese tung-oil-tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Angola, Guinea, India, Japan, and Sao Tome and Principe.

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.