Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingomonas colocasiae

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)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Sphingomonas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sphingomonas colocasiae

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

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Sphingomonas colocasiae は種小名がタロイモの属 Colocasia を指しているように、タロイモ植物と関連したグラム陰性好気性細菌である。熱帯地域のタロイモ植物の根圏と葉圏に生息し、熱帯農業環境で植物関連マイクロバイオーム機能に参加する化学有機栄養細菌である。