Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosarchaeum limnae

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Thermoproteota (Thermoproteota)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Nitrosarchaeum
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosarchaeum limnae

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.

Green Sea Turtle

초록바다거북은 가장 큰 바다거북 중 하나입니다. 등딱지가 아닌 연골과 지방의 녹색에서 이름이 유래했습니다.

Nitrosarchaeum limnae는 Thaumarchaeota문에 속하는 담수 암모니아 산화 고세균으로, 콘스탄스 호의 퇴적물에서 분리되었다. 화학무기독립영양 생물로 암모니아를 아질산염으로 산화하여 에너지를 얻고 담수 생태계의 질소 순환에 크게 기여한다. 이 발견은 타우마고세균 암모니아 산화체가 해양 환경에만 국한되지 않음을 밝혔다.