Leatherback Sea Turtle vs
Dermochelys coriacea compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides
Key Differences
- Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Leatherback Sea Turtle | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (hayvan) | Chromista (Kromista) |
| Phylum | Chordata (Kordalılar) | Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta) |
| Class | Reptilia (Sürüngenler) | Phaeophyceae (Kahverengi algler) |
| Order | Testudines (Kaplumbağa) | Sphacelariales (Sphacelariales) |
| Family | Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles) | Sphacelariaceae |
| Genus | Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) | Sphacelaria |
| Species | Dermochelys coriacea | Sphacelaria tribuloides |
Conservation Status
Leatherback Sea Turtle
VU — VulnerablePopulation: ~35.0K
Trend: Decreasing ↓
Physical Characteristics
| Attribute | Leatherback Sea Turtle | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | Carnivore | — |
| Average Lifespan | 50 years | — |
| Average Length | 2.0 m | — |
| Average Weight | 500.0 kg | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Leatherback Sea Turtle
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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.
Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.
Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.
Leatherback Sea Turtle
The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.
Sphacelaria tribuloides is a small, tufted brown alga forming compact cushion-like colonies on rocky substrates and larger algae. It inhabits intertidal and shallow subtidal rocky zones in temperate and tropical seas worldwide. This photosynthetic alga reproduces via characteristic star-shaped propagules and colonizes rocky marine surfaces.
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