vs Green Sea Turtle

Epipyxis aurea 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	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Chrysophyceae (황조류)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Chromulinales (크로물리나목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Epipyxis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Epipyxis aurea	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Epipyxis aurea는 Chromulinales목에 속하는 황조류(황갈색 조류)로, 수중 기질이나 다른 조류에 부착된 외피 세포를 형성합니다. 보호용 외부 케이스인 외피는 황갈색류 특유의 색소를 반영하는 독특한 황갈색 색상을 띱니다. 빈영양에서 중영양의 담수 호수와 연못에 서식합니다.