vs Green Sea Turtle

Frustulia rhomboides 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	Bacillariophyceae (원시배선규조류)	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Naviculales (쪽배돌말목)	Testudines (거북)
Family	Amphipleuraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Frustulia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Frustulia rhomboides	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 Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Frustulia rhomboides는 마름모 형태의 윤곽과 규질 갈비뼈에 내장된 독특한 봉합선 체계를 지닌 크고 길쭉한 담수 돌말류이다. 토탄 습지와 산림 하천 등 산성·부식성 담수 환경의 저서 및 부착 서식지에 서식하며, 산성의 빈영양 담수 조건을 나타내는 생물지표이다.