Vulnerable

Loggerhead Turtle

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Turtle

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Invasive Species Introduction, Loggerhead turtles take up to 39 years to reach sexual maturity. Female loggerhead turtles return to the same nesting grounds where they were born to lay their eggs “

Scientific Classification

KINGDOM

Animalia

PHYLUM

Chordata

CLASS

Reptilia

ORDER

Testudines

FAMILY

Cheloniidae

GENUS

Caretta

Location

Oceans Worldwide

Reptiles

Omnivore

Habitat

Marine Neritic, Marine Oceanic, Marine Intertidal

Food

Invertebrates such as Whelks, other Mollusks, Horseshoe Crabs, and other Crabs

Threat

Habitat Destruction
Climate Change
Invasive Species Introduction
Fishing

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