vs Green Sea Turtle

Eunotia eurycephala 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 Ochrophyta (オクロ植物) Chordata (脊索動物)
Class Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱) Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order Eunotiales (Eunotiales) Testudines (カメ)
Family Eunotiaceae Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus Eunotia Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species Eunotia eurycephala 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.

Eunotia eurycephalaはEunotia属の淡水珪藻で、広く拡張した丸みのある頭極と緩やかに湾曲した弁輪郭で認識されます。ヨーロッパと北米全土の泥炭地、スファグナム湿地、山岳湖を含む軟らかく酸性の淡水環境に生息します。この種は水質化学モニタリングの生物指標として機能します。

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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