Eastern Floater vs Green Sea Turtle

Pyganodon cataracta compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Eastern Floater is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eastern Floater	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Bivalvia (ชั้นไบวาลเวีย)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Unionida (Unionida)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Unionidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Pyganodon	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Pyganodon cataracta	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Eastern Floater and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Eastern Floater

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eastern Floater

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.