Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Haloterrigena salifodinae

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Halobacteria (Halobacteria)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Halobacteriales (Halobacteriales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Natrialbaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Haloterrigena
Species	Chelonia mydas	Haloterrigena salifodinae

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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.

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.

Haloterrigena salifodinae es una arquea extremadamente halófila de la familia Halobacteriaceae, aislada originalmente de una mina de sal. Requiere altas concentraciones de cloruro de sodio para crecer y no puede sobrevivir en ambientes de menor salinidad. El nombre de su género refleja un origen terrestre, distinguiéndola de las arqueas halófilas marinas.