vs Green Sea Turtle

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Micrarchaeota (Micrarchaeota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Micrarchaeia	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Anstonellales (Anstonellales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Bilamarchaeaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Bilamarchaeum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Bilamarchaeum dharawalense	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Green Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	80 years
Average Length	—	1.2 m
Average Weight	—	200.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Green Sea Turtle

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Mexico. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense es un arquea descrito recientemente que representa un linaje de ramificación profunda en el grupo de arqueas de Asgard, aislado de sedimentos costeros cerca de Sídney, Australia. Su nombre honra al pueblo Dharawal, Custodios Tradicionales de la tierra donde fue descubierto. Como arquea de Asgard, es filogenéticamente significativo para comprender los orígenes evolutivos de las células eucariotas.

Green Sea Turtle

La tortuga verde (Chelonia mydas) es una de las tortugas marinas más grandes. Su nombre proviene del color verde de su cartílago y grasa, no del caparazón.