Green Sea Turtle vs Spitting Spider

Chelonia mydas compared with Scytodes thoracica

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Spitting Spider is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Spitting Spider
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Arachnida (แมง)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Araneae (แมงมุม)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Scytodidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Scytodes
Species	Chelonia mydas	Scytodes thoracica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Spitting Spider

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Spitting Spider
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.

Spitting Spider

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (28 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.