vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	50 years
Average Length	—	2.0 m
Average Weight	—	500.0 kg

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Aphanocapsa siderodermanは鉄が沈着した外層を持つゼラチン質の外皮の中に群体集合体を形成する単細胞シアノバクテリアです。湧水、小川、湿地を含む鉄分豊富な淡水環境に生息します。この光合成細菌は酸素発生型光合成によってエネルギーを産生し、鉄分豊富な基質上のバイオフィルム形成に貢献します。