Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Pinnularia
Species	Chelonia mydas	Pinnularia mesolepta

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 and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and 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.

Pinnularia mesolepta e uma diatomacea de agua doce com frustula silicea simetrica em forma de barco e canal de rafe distintivo ao longo do eixo celular. Habita habitats benticos e epifiticos em lagos, riachos e turfeiras de agua doce oligotroficos a mesotroficos. Esta diatomacea fotosintetica forma parte da comunidade de biofilme microbiano em habitats de agua doce.