Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingomonas jaspsi

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 jaspsi

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 jaspsi는 외막에 잔토모나딘 관련 색소를 생성하는 그람 음성 황색 색소의 호기성 간균이다. 육상 및 수생 환경에서 분리되었으며, 스핑고지질 함유 세포막이 특징이다. 토양과 수계 환경에서 다양한 유기 기질을 분해하는 호기성 화학유기영양 세균이다.

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