Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Thalassiosira mala

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)	Bacillariophyceae (クサリケイソウ綱)
Order	Testudines (カメ)	Thalassiosirales (ニセコアミケイソウ目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Thalassiosiraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Thalassiosira
Species	Chelonia mydas	Thalassiosira mala

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。

Thalassiosira malaはThalassiosiraceae科に属する海洋珪藻で、円筒形の珪酸質細胞壁（殻）を特徴とする。他のThalassiosira種と同様に、海洋生態系における重要な一次生産者として植物プランクトン群集を構成する。保全状況の評価対象ではない。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil