Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Paraphysomonas imperforata

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Chromista (クロミスタ)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Ochrophyta (オクロ植物)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Chrysophyceae (黄金色藻)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Ochromonadales (Ochromonadales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Paraphysomonadaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Paraphysomonas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Paraphysomonas imperforata

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 Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, and Sweden.

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。

Paraphysomonas imperforataは細胞表面に非穿孔性鱗片が覆う二鞭毛黄金色植物です。世界の温帯地域の淡水・海洋プランクトン環境に生息し、細菌や小型藻類を主食とする食細胞性原生生物として微生物食物網の動態に関与します。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil