Loggerhead turtle  (Caretta caretta)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Reptilia
Order Testudines
Family Cheloniidae
Genus Caretta (1)
Size Adults: 75 - 160 kg (2)
Record weight: 227+ kg (2)
Length: 80 - 100 cm (2)
Record length: 122+ cm (2)

Status

Classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List 2007 (1). Listed on Appendix I of CITES (3), and Appendix I of the Convention of Migratory Species (CMS or Bonn Convention) (4).