Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosopumilus maritimus

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)	Nitrosopumilus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosopumilus maritimus

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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Nitrosopumilus maritimusはThaumarchaeota門に属する海洋古細菌で、エネルギー源としてアンモニアを酸化することが最初に実証された中温性古細菌の一つである。海洋環境に極めて豊富に存在し、地球の窒素循環において重要な役割を果たす。非常に小さな細胞サイズと高い表面積対体積比は貧栄養海水での栄養捕獲に非常に効率的である。