Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Porphyrobacter tepidarius

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Proteobacteria (프로테오박테리아)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Alphaproteobacteria (알파프로테오박테리아)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Erythrobacteraceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Porphyrobacter
Species	Chelonia mydas	Porphyrobacter tepidarius

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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

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

Porphyrobacter tepidarius는 종명(tepidarius는 따뜻함을 의미)에서 알 수 있듯이 높은 온도에서 성장할 수 있는 중등도 호열성 호기성 무산소 광영양 세균이다. 열수 또는 따뜻한 담수 서식지에서 분리되었다. 다른 Porphyrobacter 종처럼 박테리오클로로필을 함유하며 보조 에너지원으로 빛 에너지를 수확할 수 있다.