vs Green Sea Turtle

Euglena deses 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	Euglenozoa (ユーグレノゾア門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Euglenoidea (ユーグレナ藻)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Euglenida (Euglenida)	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Euglenaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Euglena	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Euglena deses	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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.

Euglena desesはEuglenaceae科の光合成ミドリムシ類鞭毛虫で、顕著なミドリムシ運動（代謝運動）を行う細長い円柱形の細胞体で区別されます。水たまり、溝、湿った土壌表面を含む栄養豊富な淡水環境に生息し、しばしば緑色バイオフィルムを形成します。単一の突出鞭毛で光合成を最適化するために光に向かって移動します。