Smooth softshell vs Spiny softshell turtle
The spiny softshell turtle is heavier: 4.77 kg against 819 g for the smooth softshell, about 5.8 times the weight.
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What is the difference between a smooth softshell and a spiny softshell turtle?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The spiny softshell turtle is heavier: 4.77 kg against 819 g for the smooth softshell, about 5.8 times the weight.
- Both belong to the genus Apalone, so they are close relatives.
Side by side
| Smooth softshell | Spiny softshell turtle | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Apalone mutica | Apalone spinifera |
| Family | Trionychidae | Trionychidae |
| Order | Testudines | Testudines |
| Weight | 819 g | 4.77 kg |
| Length | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | Not recorded | 25.2 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Countries recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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