flat-backed millipede vs Green Sea Turtle

Polydesmus complanatus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• flat-backed millipede is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	flat-backed millipede	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Diplopoda (กิ้งกือ)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Polydesmidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Polydesmus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Polydesmus complanatus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

flat-backed millipede and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

flat-backed millipede

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	flat-backed millipede	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

flat-backed millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.