Aldabra giant tortoise: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Aldabra giant tortoise lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Aldabrachelys gigantea
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Found in	3 countries
Continents	Africa
Diet (main food)	trunk, carrion, fruit, leaf, invertebrate, banana, grass, apple
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Testudinidae

Where does the Aldabra giant tortoise live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Aldabra giant tortoise in 3 countries and territories across Africa. Wikidata gives its range as: Mauritius, Seychelles. In Mauritius it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

What does an Aldabra giant tortoise eat?

Wikidata lists the main food source of the Aldabra giant tortoise as: trunk, carrion, fruit, leaf, invertebrate, banana, grass, apple.

What kind of animal is the Aldabra giant tortoise?

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Testudinidae, genus Aldabrachelys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Aldabra giant tortoise

The Aldabra giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea), Aldabra tortoise, or simply giant tortoise, is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae and genus Aldabrachelys. The species is endemic to the Seychelles, with the nominate subspecies, A. g. gigantea native to Aldabra atoll. It is one of the largest tortoises in the world. Historically, giant tortoises were found on many of the western Indian Ocean islands, as well as Madagascar, and the fossil record indicates giant tortoises once occurred on every continent and many islands with the exception of Antarctica.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Aldabra giant tortoise (revision 1380752193), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27885022 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).