vs Green Sea Turtle

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes 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	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Microbacteriaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Curtobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Curtobacterium ammoniigenes	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.

Curtobacterium ammoniigenes é uma actinobactéria Gram-positiva da família Microbacteriaceae, isolada de solos e ambientes associados a plantas. É aeróbia, em forma de bastonete e móvel por meio de um único flagelo, sendo capaz de produzir amônia a partir de compostos orgânicos nitrogenados. O gênero Curtobacterium é comumente encontrado em solos agrícolas e na filosfera de diversas plantas cultivadas.