Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Pseudo-nitzschia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Pseudo-nitzschia pungens

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Oman, Taiwan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Mexico), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Pseudo-nitzschia pungens es una diatomea marina que forma cadenas con celulas en forma de aguja que se interconectan en largas cadenas a modo de escalera. Habita entornos planctonicos costeros y oceanicos abiertos de todo el mundo en aguas templadas a frias. Esta diatomea fotosintetica puede producir la neurotoxina acido domoico y participa en eventos de florecimientos algales nocivos.