vs Green Sea Turtle

Epipyxis aurea compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (Chromista)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Chrysophyceae (Chrysophyceae)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Chromulinales (Chromulinales)	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Dinobryaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Epipyxis	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Epipyxis aurea	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Epipyxis aurea é uma crisófita (alga dourada) da ordem Chromulinales, formando células loricadas presas a substratos aquáticos ou outras algas. Sua lorica, um estojo protetor externo, apresenta uma coloração castanho-dourada característica da pigmentação típica das crisófitas. Habita lagos e lagoas de água doce oligotróficos a mesotróficos.