Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Halorussus ruber

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Halobacteria (高度好塩菌)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Halobacteriales (Halobacteriales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Haladaptataceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Halorussus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Halorussus ruber

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

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。

Halorussus ruber は、中国の塩分環境から分離された Halobacteriaceae 科の超好塩性古細菌です。赤色の色素は、多くの超好塩菌に特徴的なバクテリオルベリンカロテノイドに起因します。