Green Sea Turtle vs Tonkin atalantia

Chelonia mydas compared with Atalantia guillauminii

Key Differences

  • Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Tonkin atalantia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle Tonkin atalantia
Kingdom Animalia (สัตว์) Plantae (พืช)
Phylum Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน) Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order Testudines (เต่า) Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) Rutaceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Atalantia
Species Chelonia mydas Atalantia guillauminii

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Tonkin atalantia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Green Sea Turtle Tonkin atalantia
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.

Tonkin atalantia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Tonkin atalantia

No description available.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia