vs Leatherback Sea Turtle

Aphanocapsa sideroderma compared with Dermochelys coriacea

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (Cyanobacteria)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Aphanocapsa	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Aphanocapsa sideroderma	Dermochelys coriacea

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

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

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Aphanocapsa sideroderma é uma cianobactéria unicelular que forma agregados coloniais em bainhas gelatinosas com camadas externas incrustadas de ferro. Habita ambientes de água doce ricos em ferro, incluindo nascentes, córregos e zonas úmidas. Esta bactéria fotossintética produz energia por meio da fotossíntese oxigênica e contribui para a formação de biofilmes em substratos ricos em ferro.