The reddish mud turtle is a small freshwater turtle with a dark shell. It lives in the east of North America and spends most of its time at the bottom of water bodies in the mud.
The reddish mud turtle differs from other turtles in its small size and movable hinge on the lower shell. It is important for nature because it eats insect larvae and cleans water bodies.
Locomotion through water employed while searching for or capturing prey.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
Bro
birth time
bottom
Taxons
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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will celebrate their {n} birthday
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age
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
birth date
Head size
swimming
Legs count
Close
was
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Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Warm summer
worms
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
mollusks
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
fish of small size
primary food sources
burrow
Potential Habitat
About health
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
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Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
Repro interval
results
Mass
Plastron color
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
summer warm, winter not very cold
Gestation
Carapace size
aquatic
Colors
Sex
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
live annelid worms
scavenging, eat already dead animals
Gremllins
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aquatic insects
Nearctic realm
Uses an excavated underground tunnel or chamber for refuge or nesting.
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North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Trophic type
Filters
small fish
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
warm temperate humid
birth year
Maturity
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Plastron count
sq mm
yr
Foraging occurs on the floor of aquatic or terrestrial habitats.
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
How similar?
algae
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
Legs color
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
from birth to adulthood
wetland
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Carapace color
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Freshwater
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
Share
live snails, mussels, oysters
Duration
Find a pet...
Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Freshwater
This is me
Gamers
aquatic plants and algae
65 to 130 grams, 25 – 60 centimeters
Pets
How are they built?
all rivers and lakes
Nearctic realm
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
Link copied
My age?
wk
My size?
Head count
Carapace count
Legs size
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
Find an animal or breed...
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
Warm summer and lots of rain
Head color
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Litter size
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Where are they found?
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Carrot
all rivers and lakes
Length
kg
lots of rain, warm and pleasant summer
insects living in water or near water — mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies
Observations
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