Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao vs Green Sea Turtle

Gymnura poecilura compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao	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	Gymnuridae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gymnura	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gymnura poecilura	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao

VU — Vulnerable

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao

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.

Krabane pee-sue-hang-yao

The Butterfly ray (Gymnura poecilura) is a species in the genus Gymnura. It is currently classified as Vulnerable 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.