Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Haloterrigena salifodinae

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)	Natrialbaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Haloterrigena
Species	Chelonia mydas	Haloterrigena salifodinae

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。

Haloterrigena salifodinae は、もともと塩鉱山から分離された Halobacteriaceae 科の超好塩性古細菌です。成長に高い塩化ナトリウム濃度を必要とし、塩分が低い環境では生存できません。属名は海洋性好塩性古細菌と区別する陸上由来を反映しています。