One of the 41 turtles and tortoises on WAnimals
Reptiles · Testudines · Testudinidae
Testudo graeca
At high risk of extinction in the wild over the medium term.
It is one of the longest-lived reptiles known, with one confirmed individual reaching 127 years. Its common name of "Greek tortoise" refers not to where it lives but to the resemblance of its shell to the mosaics of classical Greece.
Weight
1 kg – 5 kg
Size
18 cm – 35 cm
Life expectancy
90 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Hepper Pet Resources · The Tortoise Spot · Tortoise Resource Center · PetAge · Animalia.bio · Wikipedia
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 44.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Common Tortoise — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
The common tortoise is classified as vulnerable. Organisations such as the IUCN, WWF and the Wildlife Conservation Society work specifically on its conservation and that of its habitat; looking into their programmes is a good starting point if you want to get involved.
It's documented in 6 protected areas — one reason why protecting these places matters for its conservation.
Based on what we already know about common tortoise.
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
