Atlantic Stingray vs Green Sea Turtle

Hypanus sabinus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Atlantic Stingray is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Atlantic Stingray	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Myliobatiformes (อันดับปลากระเบน)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Dasyatidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Hypanus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Hypanus sabinus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Atlantic Stingray and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Atlantic Stingray

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Atlantic Stingray

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.

Atlantic Stingray

The Atlantic Stingray (Hypanus sabinus) is a species in the genus Hypanus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.