vs Green Sea Turtle

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Micrarchaeota (Micrarchaeota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Micrarchaeia	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Anstonellales (Anstonellales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Bilamarchaeaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Bilamarchaeum	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Bilamarchaeum dharawalense	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

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.

Bilamarchaeum dharawalense é uma arqueia recentemente descrita que representa uma linhagem profundamente ramificada no grupo das arqueas Asgard, isolada de sedimentos costeiros próximos a Sydney, Austrália. O seu nome homenageia o povo Dharawal, Guardiões Tradicionais da terra onde foi descoberta. Como uma arqueia Asgard, é filogeneticamente significativa para a compreensão das origens evolutivas das células eucarióticas.