Green Sea Turtle vs Ocean Sunfish

Chelonia mydas compared with Mola mola

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while Ocean Sunfish is Vulnerable.
• Green Sea Turtle is herbivore while Ocean Sunfish is omnivore.
• Ocean Sunfish is 5.0x heavier than Green Sea Turtle.
• Green Sea Turtle lives longer (80 years vs 10 years).

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle	Ocean Sunfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fish)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Perciformes (鲈形目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Scombridae (Tunas & Mackerels)
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Thunnus (Tunas)
Species	Chelonia mydas	Mola mola

Evolutionary Relationship

Green Sea Turtle and Ocean Sunfish share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Ocean Sunfish

VU — Vulnerable

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Green Sea Turtle	Ocean Sunfish
Diet	Herbivore	Omnivore
Average Lifespan	80 years	10 years
Average Length	1.2 m	2.7 m
Average Weight	200.0 kg	1.0 t

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.

Ocean Sunfish

Habitat

Typically found in a wide range of habitat types.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Japan, South Africa, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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。

Ocean Sunfish

翻车鱼（Mola mola）是世界上已知最重的硬骨鱼类，体重可达2,300千克。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia