vs Green Sea Turtle

Exiguobacterium antarcticum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Reptilia (reptil)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exiguobacterium antarcticum	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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Exiguobacterium antarcticum es una bacteria grampositiva psicrótrofa aislada de entornos antárticos, capaz de crecer a temperaturas cercanas a la congelación. Habita suelos antárticos fríos, sedimentos y entornos asociados al hielo. Esta especie es de interés científico como organismo modelo para comprender la adaptación al frío en bacterias y para producir enzimas activas en frío con aplicaciones biotecnológicas.

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.