vs Green Sea Turtle

Echinostelium paucifilum 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	Echinosteliales (ハリホコリ目)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Echinosteliaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Echinostelium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Echinostelium paucifilum	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 and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Echinostelium paucifilumはMyxogastria綱の中でも最も小さい部類に属する極めて微細な胞子嚢を形成する小型の変形菌です。世界中の森林の湿った避難場所となる微小生息地で、腐朽した植物材料や樹皮上に生育します。種小名paucifilumは胞子嚢内の少ない糸（毛細管糸）に由来し、この微小生物の特徴的な形質です。