Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Hapalosiphon luteolus

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Cyanobacteria (藍藻)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Hapalosiphonaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Hapalosiphon
Species	Chelonia mydas	Hapalosiphon luteolus

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

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Hapalosiphon luteolus は、淡水の生息地、湿った土壌、泥炭湿地や湿地の縁を含む湿潤な陸上環境に見られる糸状の分枝型シアノバクテリアです。黄色の色素を産生し、窒素固定が可能な異型細胞を形成します。この種は、底生微生物群集の一部を形成する湿地および半水生生態系の窒素循環に貢献します。