Green Sea Turtle vs Redclaw

Chelonia mydas compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Redclaw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Parastacidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Cherax
Species	Chelonia mydas	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇲🇽 Mexico