Leatherback Sea Turtle vs Yellow-billed Pintail

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Anas georgica

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while Yellow-billed Pintail is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Yellow-billed Pintail
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Aves (kuş)
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Anseriformes (Kazsılar)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Anatidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Anas
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Anas georgica

Evolutionary Relationship

Leatherback Sea Turtle and Yellow-billed Pintail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Kordalılar)

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Yellow-billed Pintail

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Yellow-billed Pintail
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.

Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.