Yumak Otu vs Green Sea Turtle

Festuca xenophontis compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Yumak Otu	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)
Family	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Festuca	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Festuca xenophontis	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Yumak Otu

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Yumak Otu	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Yumak Otu

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.

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.