Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Rhizobium laguerreae

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)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Rhizobiales (Rhizobiales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Rhizobiaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Rhizobium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Rhizobium laguerreae

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.

Rhizobium laguerreae e uma alfaproteobacteria fixadora de nitrogenio da familia Rhizobiaceae capaz de formar nodulos radiculares simbioticos em diversas especies de leguminosas. Fixa nitrogenio atmosferico em troca de carbono organico fornecido pela planta hospedeira, contribuindo para a fertilidade do solo e reduzindo a necessidade de fertilizantes nitrogenados sinteticos. A especie foi nomeada em homenagem a microbiologista Dra. Laguerre.