vs Green Sea Turtle

Ensifer shofinae 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	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Rhizobiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ensifer	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ensifer shofinae	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.

Ensifer shofinae é uma alfaproteobactéria fixadora de nitrogênio da família Rhizobiaceae, capaz de formar nódulos simbióticos nas raízes de plantas leguminosas. Como outras espécies de Ensifer, fixa nitrogênio atmosférico em troca de compostos de carbono da planta hospedeira, tornando-se ecologicamente importante em solos pobres em nitrogênio. Foi isolada de nódulos radiculares e caracterizada com base em traços moleculares e fenotípicos.