Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans

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) Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles) Sphingomonas
Species Chelonia mydas Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans

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.

Sphingomonas ginsenosidimutans는 인삼 뿌리의 약리학적 활성 화합물인 진세노사이드를 생물 변환하는 능력을 지닌 그람 음성 호기성 세균이다. 동아시아의 인삼 재배 토양과 Panax 종의 근권에 서식하며, 인삼 뿌리 지역에서 식물 이차 대사산물을 변환한다.

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