Green Sea Turtle vs western red colobus

Chelonia mydas compared with Piliocolobus badius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	western red colobus
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Testudines (เต่า)	Primates (อันดับวานร)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Piliocolobus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Piliocolobus badius

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and western red colobus share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

western red colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	western red colobus
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.

western red colobus

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.