Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosotalea

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)	Nitrosotalea
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosotalea

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。

NitrosotaleaはThaumarchaeota門に属するアンモニア酸化古細菌の属で、ほとんどの他の硝化微生物が生存できない酸性条件下で硝化を行う能力で区別される。この属の種は世界中の酸性土壌で検出されており、低pH生息地の窒素循環における重要だが過小評価されている役割を示唆する。属は農業土壌からタイプ種の培養に続いて確立された。