vs Green Sea Turtle

Desulfurococcus mucosus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Thermoproteia	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Sulfolobales (スルフォロブス目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Desulfurococcaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Desulfurococcus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Desulfurococcus mucosus	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

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.

Desulfurococcus mucosusは、Desulfurococcaceae科に属する超好熱性古細菌で、80℃以上の温泉や熱水噴出孔などの高温無酸素環境で繁殖する。代謝において硫黄を電子受容体として還元する絶対嫌気性生物である。細胞表面は種名の由来となった粘液状のS層で覆われている。