vs Green Sea Turtle

Desulfurococcus mucosus 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	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Thermoproteia	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Sulfolobales (Sulfolobales)	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Desulfurococcaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Desulfurococcus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Desulfurococcus mucosus	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.

Desulfurococcus mucosus es un arquea hipertermófila de la familia Desulfurococcaceae que prospera en ambientes calientes y anaeróbicos como manantiales termales y fuentes hidrotermales a temperaturas superiores a 80 °C. Es un anaerobio obligado que reduce azufre como aceptor de electrones durante el metabolismo. La superficie celular está cubierta por una capa S característica similar al moco que le da su nombre de especie.

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.