Tortoise information
Diet, habitat, lifespan, size and speed for the Tortoise, from the Animalsss field guide — with market prices, listings and guides as they arrive.
About Tortoise
Tortoises are reptiles of the family Testudinidae of the order Testudines. Like other testudines, tortoises have a shell to protect from predation and other threats. The shell in tortoises is generally hard, and like other members of the suborder Cryptodira, they retract their necks and heads directly backward into the shell to protect them.
Tortoise facts & figures
Quick facts
- Scientific name
- Testudo
- Diet
- Herbivore (grazer)
- Habitat
- Grassland, deserts & islands
- A group is called
- Creep
Conservation status
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia
- Phylum Chordata
- Class Testudines
- Family Testudinidae
- Genus Testudo
Source: GBIF
Specs
Typical adult range
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Tortoise — questions people ask
What is the scientific name of the Tortoise?
Testudo. In the GBIF backbone taxonomy it sits in Class Testudines, Family Testudinidae.
Is the Tortoise endangered?
No extinction-risk level is recorded for Testudo: the IUCN Red List category GBIF publishes for that taxon is Not Evaluated (NE), which is not a threat category.
How long does a Tortoise live?
80 to 150 years, from the field-guide figures shown on this page.
What does a Tortoise eat?
Herbivore (grazer). Its usual habitat is grassland, deserts & islands.
Where can I read about Tortoise farming and care?
Animalsss has 1 published guide that mention Tortoise, listed in the Tortoise blogs section on this page.
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