Great Cormorant/European Shag vs Green Sea Turtle

Phalacrocorax carbo compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• Great Cormorant/European Shag is Least Concern while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Great Cormorant/European Shag	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Aves (kuş)	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)
Order	Suliformes (Suliformes)	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)
Family	Phalacrocoracidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Phalacrocorax	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Phalacrocorax carbo	Chelonia mydas

Evolutionary Relationship

Great Cormorant/European Shag and Green Sea Turtle share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Great Cormorant/European Shag

LC — Least Concern

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Great Cormorant/European Shag	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Great Cormorant/European Shag

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

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.

Great Cormorant/European Shag

Great Cormorant/European Shag (Phalacrocorax carbo) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

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.