vs Green Sea Turtle

Ceratium hirundinella compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (크로미스타)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Myzozoa (미조조아)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Dinophyceae (페리디니움강)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Gonyaulacales (고니아울락스목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Ceratiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ceratium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ceratium hirundinella	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

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

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Ceratium hirundinella는 제비 모양의 윤곽을 가진 여러 개의 뿔이 달린 갑각 세포를 지닌 독특한 담수 와편모조류다. 전 세계 온대 및 아열대 지역의 호수, 연못, 느린 유속의 수역에 서식한다. 주로 광합성을 하는 이 원생생물은 따뜻한 계절 동안 영양 풍부한 호수에서 조밀한 대발생을 일으킬 수 있다.