Thong do Bac vs Green Sea Turtle

Taxus chinensis compared with Chelonia mydas

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Thong do Bac	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (thực vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)
Class	Pinopsida (lớp Thông)	Reptilia (động vật bò sát)
Order	Pinales (bộ Thông)	Testudines (Bộ Rùa)
Family	Taxaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Taxus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Taxus chinensis	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

Thong do Bac

EN — Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Thong do Bac	Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Thong do Bac

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.

Thong do Bac

The Chinese Yew (Taxus chinensis) is a species in the genus Taxus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.