vs Green Sea Turtle

Alcanivorax venustensis 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 (動物)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (ガンマプロテオバクテリア)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Pseudomonadales (シュードモナス目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Alcanivoracaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Alcanivorax	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Alcanivorax venustensis	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.

Alcanivorax venustensisはアルカノボラックス科に属する海洋性ガンマプロテオバクテリアで、脂肪族炭化水素を主要な炭素・エネルギー源として分解することに特化している。汚染されていない海水中では稀だが、石油汚染海洋環境では顕著に増殖し、石油流出の自然バイオレメディエーションに重要な役割を果たす。他のAlcanivorax属と同様に、炭化水素分解のための広範なアルカンヒドロキシラーゼシステムを進化させている。