vs Green Sea Turtle

Exiguobacterium aurantiacum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Firmicutes (フィルミクテス門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Bacilli (バシラス綱)	Reptilia (爬虫類)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Testudines (カメ)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exiguobacterium aurantiacum	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Exiguobacterium aurantiacumはジャガイモ加工工場から最初に分離されたオレンジ色の色素を持つグラム陽性細菌で、酸化ストレスから保護する鮮やかなカロテノイド色素を生成します。食品加工施設から環境土壌まで様々な環境で見られる多用途でストレス耐性の高い生物です。Exiguobacteriumのメンバーは広い温度とpH範囲での生存能力（極限耐性）で知られています。