Caretta caretta
VU — Vulnerable

Caretta caretta

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

↓Decreasing

Population trend

169

Countries

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01 — Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

REPTILIA

Order

TESTUDINES

Family

CHELONIIDAE

Genus

Caretta

Caretta caretta belongs to the family CHELONIIDAE, order TESTUDINES, within the REPTILIA class.

03 — Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

Marine coastal/supratidalMajorMarine neriticMajorMarine oceanicMajor
04 — Threats

Threats

Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources

Ongoing

Garbage & solid waste

Ongoing

Habitat shifting & alteration

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Other ecosystem modifications

Ongoing

Problematic native species/diseases

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05 — Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species recovery
Legislation
Linked enterprises & livelihood alternatives
06 — Range

Found in 169 Countries

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAnguillaArgentinaArubaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBarbadosBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaCameroonCanadaCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaCosta RicaCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusDenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEthiopiaFijiFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGuadeloupeGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKosovoKuwaitLebanonLiberiaLibyaMadagascarMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMonacoMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueNamibiaNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSwedenSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamWestern SaharaYemen
07 — National Status

National vs Global Threat Status

How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (VU).

CountryNational StatusGlobal StatusComparison
AustraliaENEndangeredVUVulnerableHigher local risk

National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.

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07 — Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Caretta caretta (Caretta caretta). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/loggerhead-sea-turtle

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