Green Sea Turtle vs Midas ear cassidula

Chelonia mydas compared with Ellobium aurismidae

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Midas ear cassidula is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Midas ear cassidula
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Mollusca (มอลลัสกา)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Gastropoda (ชั้นแกสโทรโพดา)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Ellobiida (Ellobiida)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Ellobiidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Ellobium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Ellobium aurismidae

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Midas ear cassidula share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (สัตว์)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Midas ear cassidula

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Midas ear cassidula
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.

Midas ear cassidula

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.