Furrow Orbweaver vs Green Sea Turtle

Larinioides cornutus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Furrow Orbweaver is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Furrow Orbweaver	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Arachnida (แมง)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Araneae (แมงมุม)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Araneidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Larinioides	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Larinioides cornutus	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Furrow Orbweaver

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Furrow Orbweaver

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.