Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Rhizobium laguerreae

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)	Rhizobiales (リゾビウム目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rhizobiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Rhizobium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Rhizobium laguerreae

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。

Rhizobium laguerreae は Rhizobiaceae 科に属する窒素固定アルファプロテオバクテリアで、さまざまなマメ科植物種に共生根粒を形成できる。宿主植物から有機炭素を受け取る代わりに大気窒素を固定し、土壌肥沃度の向上と合成窒素肥料の必要性の低減に貢献する。この種は微生物学者ラゲール博士を称えて命名された。