Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitzschia flexa

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Chromista (크로미스타)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Ochrophyta (대롱편모조식물)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Bacillariophyceae (원시배선규조류)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Bacillariales (Bacillariales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Bacillariaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Nitzschia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitzschia flexa

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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Green Sea Turtle

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

Nitzschia flexa는 속의 특징적인 외관을 부여하는 특유의 굽거나 구부러진 봉합선 계통을 가진 우상형 규조류(강 Bacillariophyceae)이다. 담수에서 기수 환경에 서식하며 저서 및 부유 조류 군집에 기여한다. 광합성 미세조류로서 수생 먹이 그물과 1차 생산에서 기초적인 역할을 한다.