vs Green Sea Turtle

Dictyota dichotoma compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Vulnerable while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green 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	Dictyotales (Dictyotales)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Dictyotaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Dictyota	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Dictyota dichotoma	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

VU — Vulnerable

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

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Argentina, Brazil). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.

Dictyota dichotomは、繰り返し二叉分岐する平らなオリーブ緑色から黄褐色の葉状体が広い扇形を形成する一般的な褐藻類である。世界の温帯から熱帯の海の潮間帯や浅い潮下帯の岩礁に生息する。この光合成大型藻類は付着根を介して岩に固着し、有性生殖と無性生殖の両方が可能である。