vs Green Sea Turtle

Gloeocapsa sanguinea compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (남조류)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (파충류)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (거북)
Family	Gloeocapsaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gloeocapsa	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gloeocapsa sanguinea	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.

Gloeocapsa sanguinea는 Chroococcaceae과에 속하는 남세균으로, 스키토네민과 카로테노이드 색소에서 유래한 혈적색 내지 진홍색 색소로 인해 이름이 붙여졌다. 다양한 육상 환경의 노출된 암석, 토양, 수피 표면에 어두운 지각을 형성한다. 보전 상태는 평가되지 않았다.