Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphacelaria tribuloides

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)	Phaeophyceae (褐藻)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Sphacelariales (Sphacelariales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sphacelariaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Sphacelaria
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sphacelaria tribuloides

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

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Sphacelaria tribuloidesは岩石基質や大型藻類にコンパクトなクッション状のコロニーを形成する小型の褐藻類である。世界中の温帯および熱帯海域の潮間帯と浅い潮下帯の岩石帯に生息する。この光合成藻類は特徴的な星形の増殖体によって繁殖し、海洋岩石表面にコロニーを形成する。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil