🐢 Green sea turtle vs Loggerhead sea turtle 🐢
The green sea turtle is a bit bigger than the loggerhead sea turtle. The green sea turtle is a bit heavier than the loggerhead sea turtle.
| Row | 🐢 Green sea turtle | 🐢 Loggerhead sea turtle |
|---|---|---|
| Top speed Neither has a checked number yet. | no checked number yet | no checked number yet |
| Weight The green sea turtle is a bit heavier than the loggerhead sea turtle. | 300 to 351 lb136 to 159 kg1 | 201 to 351 lb91 to 159 kg2 |
| Lives They are about the same. | 70 years70 years1 | 70 years70 years2 |
| Eats The green sea turtle eats plants; the loggerhead sea turtle eats meat. | seagrass and algae | crabs, conchs, clams and jellyfish |
| Lives in They can live in the same kind of place. | warm seas around the world | warm and mild seas around the world, nesting on beaches such as those in Florida |
Which one? Green sea turtle or loggerhead sea turtle
🏁 Who would win the race?
We don't have a checked top speed for the green sea turtle or the loggerhead sea turtle yet, so there is no race.
We only race. Real animals mostly avoid each other. A race is the only fair contest: who reaches the tree first, by top speed.
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Where these numbers come from
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.
- NOAA Fisheries, checked 30 October 2026.