Chalrm Hua-kon-yai vs Green Sea Turtle

Sphyrna mokarran compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Chalrm Hua-kon-yai is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.
• Chalrm Hua-kon-yai is carnivore while Green Sea Turtle is herbivore.
• Chalrm Hua-kon-yai is 2.2x heavier than Green Sea Turtle.
• Green Sea Turtle lives longer (80 years vs 40 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chalrm Hua-kon-yai	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Sphyrnidae (Hammerhead Sharks)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Sphyrna (Hammerhead Sharks)	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Sphyrna mokarran	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Chalrm Hua-kon-yai and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Chalrm Hua-kon-yai

CR — Critically Endangered

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chalrm Hua-kon-yai	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	Carnivore	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	40 years	80 years
Average Length	5.0 m	1.2 m
Average Weight	450.0 kg	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chalrm Hua-kon-yai

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Taiwan, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Chalrm Hua-kon-yai

The largest hammerhead shark species, great hammerheads reach up to 6 meters and are found in tropical and subtropical coastal waters worldwide. Their distinctive T-shaped head (cephalofoil) dramatically increases sensory surface area for electroreception, enabling them to detect buried stingrays through sand with exceptional precision — stingrays are a preferred prey. Critically Endangered, with populations declining dramatically due to highly valued fins and bycatch mortality.

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.