Green Sea Turtle vs Taiwan Incense-Cedar

Chelonia mydas compared with Calocedrus formosana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Taiwan Incense-Cedar
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Plantae (thực vật)
Phylum	Chordata (động vật có dây sống)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Reptilia (động vật bò sát)	Pinopsida (lớp Thông)
Order	Testudines (Bộ Rùa)	Pinales (bộ Thông)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Cupressaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Calocedrus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Calocedrus formosana

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Taiwan Incense-Cedar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Taiwan Incense-Cedar
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.

Taiwan Incense-Cedar

Habitat

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

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.