Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosarchaeum limnae

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)	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Nitrosarchaeum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosarchaeum limnae

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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Nitrosarchaeum limnaeはThaumarchaeota門に属する淡水性アンモニア酸化古細菌で、コンスタンス湖の堆積物から分離された。化学無機独立栄養生物でアンモニアを亜硝酸塩に酸化してエネルギーを得て、淡水生態系の窒素循環に大きく貢献する。この発見はタウム古細菌のアンモニア酸化体が海洋環境に限定されないことを明らかにした。