Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Methanococcus maripaludis

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)	Methanobacteriota_A
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Methanococci (メタノコックス綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Methanococcales (Methanococcales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Methanococcaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Methanococcus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Methanococcus maripaludis

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

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Methanococcus maripaludis は塩性湿地堆積物から分離されたMethanococcaceae科の中温性水素栄養メタン生成古細菌である。この種に対して開発された遺伝子ツールが充実していることから、メタン生成、古細菌代謝、遺伝子調節の研究において重要なモデル生物となった。絶対嫌気性条件下で水素を用いて二酸化炭素を還元してメタンを生成する。