vs Green Sea Turtle

Calliacantha simplex compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Choanozoa (領鞭毛動物)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Choanoflagellatea (领鞭毛虫纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Choanoflagellida (颌鞭目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Acanthoecidae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Calliacantha	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Calliacantha simplex	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

The (Calliacantha simplex) is a species in the genus Calliacantha. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

绿海龟是最大的海龟之一。其名称源于软骨和脂肪的绿色，而非龟壳的颜色。