Common name: Loggerhead
Scientific name: Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)

Class:
Chelonia (Turtles)
Order:
Testudines (Turtles)
Family:
Cheloniidae
Synonyms:
Other common names:

Habitat type(s):
Habitat description(s)
Estuarine:
Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore
Marine:
Pelagic, Near shore
Terrestrial:
Sand/dune

Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

Conservation:
Global conservation status rank:
G3
Vulnerable globally - At moderate risk of extinction due to rarity or other factors; typically 80 or fewer populations or locations in the world, few individuals, restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or recent and widespread declines.
State conservation status rank:
S1N
Critically Imperiled in New York - Occurs only as a nonbreeder in New York, where it is especially vulnerable to disappearing due to extreme rarity or other factors; typically 5 or fewer populations or locations in New York, very few individuals, very restricted range, very few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or very steep declines. (A migratory animal which does not breed in New York.)
Federal protection:
Threatened
Listed as Threatened under the Federal Endangered Species Act
State protection:
Threatened
Listed as Threatened by New York State: likely to become Endangered in the foreseeable future. For animals, taking, importation, transportation, or possession is prohibited, except under license or permit. For plants, removal or damage without the consent of the landowner is prohibited.
SGCN:
NYNHP track status:
Y: Track all extant and selected historical EOs

More information:
Conservation guide:
None
NatureServe explorer link:
https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.105239/Caretta_caretta/