Green Sea Turtle vs palm fern

Chelonia mydas compared with Blechnum appendiculatum

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while palm fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	palm fern
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Tracheophyta
Class	Reptilia (động vật bò sát)	Polypodiopsida (Lớp Dương xỉ)
Order	Testudines (Bộ Rùa)	Polypodiales (Bộ Dương xỉ)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Blechnaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Blechnum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Blechnum appendiculatum

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

palm fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	palm fern
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.

palm fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Portugal), North America (5 countries), and South America (Colombia).

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.