Loggerhead sea turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the loggerhead sea turtle lives – recorded in 16 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caretta caretta
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	16 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Cheloniidae

Where does the loggerhead sea turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the loggerhead sea turtle in 16 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Salvaterra.

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.

Is the loggerhead sea turtle endangered?

The loggerhead sea turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the loggerhead sea turtle?

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Cheloniidae, genus Caretta. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta), loggerhead turtle or loggerhead, is a species of sea turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around 90 cm (35 in) in carapace length when fully grown. The adult loggerhead sea turtle weighs approximately 135 kg (298 lb), with the largest specimens weighing about 200 kg (440 lb). The skin ranges from yellow to brown in color, and the shell is typically reddish brown. No external differences in sex are seen until the turtle becomes an adult, the most obvious difference being the adult males have thicker tails and shorter plastrons (lower shells) than the females.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Loggerhead sea turtle (revision 1379927033), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q192095 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).