vs Green Sea Turtle

Diderma meyerae compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Protozoa (原生動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Mycetozoa Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Myxomycetes (変形菌綱) Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order Physarales (モジホコリ目) Testudines (カメ)
Family Didymiaceae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Diderma Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Diderma meyerae 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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Diderma meyeraは、Physarales目に属する原形質粘菌で、湿潤な環境の腐朽した植物残渣の上に二重被膜を持つ小型の有柄胞子嚢を形成する。森林の落葉や木質基質に生息する。

Green Sea Turtle

アオウミガメは最も大きなウミガメの一つです。甲羅ではなく軟骨と脂肪の緑色に由来して名付けられました。

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