Leatherback Sea Turtle vs River Maple

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Acer
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle	River Maple
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

River Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Leatherback Sea Turtle

棱皮龟是现存最大的龟类，也是第四重的爬行动物。与其他龟类不同，它没有坚硬的甲壳，而是覆有柔软的皮革状皮肤。