Green Sea Turtle vs Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum

Chelonia mydas compared with Carcharhinus hemiodon

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Chondrichthyes (ปลากระดูกอ่อน)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Carcharhiniformes (อันดับปลาฉลามครีบดำ)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Carcharhinidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Carcharhinus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Carcharhinus hemiodon

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum
Diet	Herbivore	—
Average Lifespan	80 years	—
Average Length	1.2 m	—
Average Weight	200.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic 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.

Chalarm Thao-hoo-dum

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.