Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Haloterrigena thermotolerans

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 thermotolerans

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 thermotolerans は、高い塩濃度と高温の両方で成長できる超好塩性・耐熱性古細菌です。塩の結晶、塩類湧水、熱的影響を受けた超塩分生息地を含む塩分が多く温暖な陸上環境に生息します。この好気性の化学従属栄養生物は、高塩分と熱という二重のストレスに適応しています。