Galápagos Tortoise Size
Size of Galápagos Tortoise
| Weight | 136-260 kg [Males: up to 260 kg (573 pounds); Females: up to 136 kg (300 pounds)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 1.8 m [Up to 1.8 m (6 ft) from their head to their tail, and 1.2 - 1.5 m (4 - 5 ft) across their shell] | ||
| Lifespan | 100-170 yr [Over 100 years in the wild; up to 150-170 years in captivity] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top land speed is 0.16 mph (0.26 kmph) | ||
The Galápagos Tortoise is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Reptilia, and it belongs to the order Testudines.
The Galápagos Tortoise belonged to the family Testudinidae, mainly distributed in Ocean. They like to live in volcanic lowlands and shrub land, and solitary is their life style.Their skin type is scales, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly brown, grey. it likes to eat grass the most. In addition, grass, fruit, cactus are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are human, hawk, wild dogs.
If we use one sentence to describe the Galápagos Tortoise, it is "The biggest species of tortoise in the world!".
