vs Green Sea Turtle

Burkholderia thailandensis 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	Burkholderiales (バークホルデリア目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Burkholderiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Burkholderia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Burkholderia thailandensis	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.

Burkholderia thailandensis は危険な病原体Burkholderia pseudomalleiに近縁ながら病原性の低いグラム陰性の運動性土壌菌です。最初に記載されたタイを含む東南アジアの熱帯・亜熱帯土壌に生息します。この好気性従属栄養細菌は熱帯土壌中の有機物を分解し、病原性近縁種の安全な研究モデルとして研究されています。