Green Sea Turtle vs Sickle Medick

Chelonia mydas compared with Medicago falcata

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Sickle Medick is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Sickle Medick
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Fabaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Medicago
Species	Chelonia mydas	Medicago falcata

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Sickle Medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Sickle Medick
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.

Sickle Medick

Habitat

Inhabits montane grasslands and shrublands and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Morocco, South Africa), Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇧🇷 Brazil