vs Green Sea Turtle

Alcanivorax venustensis compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Pseudomonadales (Pseudomonadales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Alcanivoracaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Alcanivorax	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Alcanivorax venustensis	Chelonia mydas

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

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

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Alcanivorax venustensis é uma gamaproteobactéria marinha da família Alcanivoraceae especializada na degradação de hidrocarbonetos alifáticos como principal fonte de carbono e energia. É tipicamente escassa em água do mar não contaminada, mas enriquece-se notavelmente em ambientes marinhos com contaminação por petróleo, desempenhando um papel-chave na biorremediação natural. Como outras espécies do género, desenvolveu extensos sistemas de alcano hidroxilase para a degradação de hidrocarbonetos.