Leatherback Sea Turtle vs

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Sphingobacterium zeae

Key Differences

• Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Reptilia (파충류)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Testudines (거북)	Sphingobacteriales (스핑고박테리움목)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Sphingobacterium
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Sphingobacterium zeae

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

장수거북은 현존하는 가장 큰 거북이자 네 번째로 무거운 파충류입니다. 다른 거북과 달리 딱딱한 등갑이 없고 부드럽고 가죽 같은 껍질을 가집니다.

Sphingobacterium zeae는 종명이 암시하듯 옥수수 식물에서 처음 분리된 그람 음성 황색 색소 간균이다. 옥수수 및 관련 작물의 엽권과 근권에 서식하며, 식물 유래 유기물을 분해하고 식물 관련 마이크로바이옴 기능에 역할을 할 수 있는 호기성 화학유기영양 세균이다.