Green Sea Turtle vs Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Chelonia mydas compared with Amazona mercenaria

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Psittaciformes (Papağansılar)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Psittacidae (True Parrots)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Amazona
Species	Chelonia mydas	Amazona mercenaria

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon
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.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.

Scaly-naped Parrot / Scaly-naped Amazon

A large, predominantly green amazon parrot with distinctive dark-scaled nape feathers and a patch of red on the wing, scaly-naped amazons inhabit humid montane forests of the northern and central Andes in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru at elevations of 600–3,000 meters. Relatively little known compared to other amazons, they are found in pairs or small flocks feeding on seeds, fruit, and flowers in cloud forest. Listed as Least Concern.