Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Rhizobium pongamiae

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Reptilia (reptil)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Testudines (Turtles & Tortoises)	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rhizobiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Rhizobium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Rhizobium pongamiae

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Rhizobium pongamiae es una alfaproteobacteria fijadora de nitrogeno de la familia Rhizobiaceae que forma simbiosis de nodulos radicales con plantas leguminosas, incluida Pongamia pinnata. Desempena un papel importante en la agricultura sostenible al reducir el nitrogeno atmosferico a amoniaco para uso de las plantas.