vs Green Sea Turtle

Chitinophaga skermanii 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	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Chitinophagales (Chitinophagales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Chitinophagaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Chitinophaga	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Chitinophaga skermanii	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.

Chitinophaga skermanii é uma bactéria gram-negativa pertencente à família Chitinophagaceae. Caracteriza-se por suas células em forma de filamento e capacidade de deslizamento. Possui atividade quitinolítica e celulolítica, contribuindo para a decomposição de matéria orgânica no solo. Foi descrita a partir de isolados de diferentes ambientes terrestres. Como outros membros do gênero, desempenha papel importante nos ciclos biogeoquímicos do carbono e nitrogênio em ecossistemas terrestres.