vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Asperococcus ensiformis compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Data Deficient while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (クロミスタ)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Phaeophyceae (褐藻)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Ectocarpales (Ectocarpales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Chordariaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Asperococcus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Asperococcus ensiformis	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

DD — Data Deficient

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

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, New Zealand, and Norway.

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.

アスペロコッカス・エンシフォルミス（Asperococcus ensiformis）は北大西洋・地中海沿岸の岩礁基質に付着する管状〜扁平な茶藻類で、細長い袋状〜剣形の葉状体を形成する。潮間帯から浅い潮下帯の波浪暴露域の岩石・大型藻類に着生する光合成植物である。コンブ目に近縁な褐藻類として、沿岸生態系の一次生産者として機能している。