De Shi Dou Lan vs Green Sea Turtle

Paphiopedilum delenatii compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• De Shi Dou Lan is Critically Endangered while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	De Shi Dou Lan	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Liliopsida (百合纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Asparagales (天门冬目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Orchidaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Paphiopedilum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Paphiopedilum delenatii	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

De Shi Dou Lan

CR — Critically Endangered

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

De Shi Dou Lan

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

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。