Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Photobacterium ganghwense

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Gammaproteobacteria (Gammaproteobacteria)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Enterobacterales (Enterobacterales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Vibrionaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Photobacterium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Photobacterium ganghwense

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Green Sea Turtle

A tartaruga-verde (Chelonia mydas) é uma das maiores tartarugas marinhas. Seu nome vem da cor verde da cartilagem e gordura, não do casco.

Photobacterium ganghwense e uma bacteria gram-negativa e halofila na familia Vibrionaceae, originalmente isolada de sedimentos de planicie de mare na Ilha Ganghwa, Coreia do Sul. Como outras especies de Photobacterium, esta associada a ambientes marinhos e estuarinos. Seu status de conservacao nao e avaliado.