Green Sea Turtle vs Nurse shark

Chelonia mydas compared with Ginglymostoma unami

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Nurse shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Orectolobiformes (อันดับปลาฉลามกบ)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Ginglymostomatidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Ginglymostoma
Species	Chelonia mydas	Ginglymostoma unami

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Nurse shark share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Nurse shark

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Nurse shark
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.

Nurse shark

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.