Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Porphyrobacter tepidarius

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Proteobacteria (プロテオバクテリア)
Class	Reptilia (爬虫類)	Alphaproteobacteria (アルファプロテオバクテリア)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Sphingomonadales (スフィンゴモナス目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Erythrobacteraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Porphyrobacter
Species	Chelonia mydas	Porphyrobacter tepidarius

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Porphyrobacter tepidariusは種名（tepidariusはぬるいを意味する）が示すように高温での成長が可能な中等度好熱性好気性嫌気光合成細菌である。熱水または温暖な淡水生息地から単離されている。他のPorphyrobacter種と同様にバクテリオクロロフィルを含み、補助エネルギー源として光エネルギーを収穫できる。