Blanding's turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)

Synonyms:	Cistuda blandingii , Emys blandingii

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Reptilia
Order	Testudines
Family	Emydidae
Genus	Emydoidea (1)

Top facts

• Blanding’s turtle is found in Canada and the USA.
• An omnivorous species, Blanding’s turtle will eat crayfish and other small animals, as well as plants and seeds.
• Mating occurs between April and November, though less then half of the females in a population of Blanding’s turtles will reproduce in any year.
• A long lived species, Blanding’s turtles usually live until around 60 years, but they have been known to live up to 100 years old.

Blanding's turtle is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List (1)

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1. IUCN Red List (June, 2011)
   http://www.iucnredlist.org