vs Green Sea Turtle

Eggerelloides medius compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

  • is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom Chromista (クロミスタ) Animalia (動物)
Phylum Foraminifera Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Globothalamea (Globothalamea) Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order Lituolida (Lituolida) Testudines (カメ)
Family Prolixoplectidae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Eggerelloides Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Eggerelloides medius 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 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.

Eggerelloides mediusは堆積物粒子から多室の凝集した殻を構築する単細胞海洋生物である底生有孔虫です。浅海から中程度の水深の沿岸環境の細粒海洋堆積物に生息します。他の有孔虫と同様に腐植物や細菌を食べ、有機物の再鉱物化を含む底生生地球化学サイクルに役割を果たします。

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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