vs Green Sea Turtle

Exiguobacterium aestuarii 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	Firmicutes (Firmicutes)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Bacilli (Bacilli)	Reptilia (réptil)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Testudines (Tartaruga)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exiguobacterium aestuarii	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.

Exiguobacterium aestuarii é uma bactéria gram-positiva isolada de ambientes estuarinos, tolerando condições flutuantes de salinidade e temperatura típicas de habitats de maré. Habita marismas costeiras e sedimentos estuarinos onde participa da decomposição de matéria orgânica. Esta espécie é característica do gênero Exiguobacterium, tolerante ao estresse, encontrado em ambientes muito diversos.