Matpe vs Green Sea Turtle

Vigna aconitifolia compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Matpe is Data Deficient while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Matpe	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Fabaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Vigna	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Vigna aconitifolia	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Matpe

DD — Data Deficient

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Matpe

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

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.