Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

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)	Bacteroidota (Bacteroidota)
Class	Reptilia (réptil)	Bacteroidia (Bacteroidia)
Order	Testudines (Tartaruga)	Sphingobacteriales (Sphingobacteriales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sphingobacteriaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Sphingobacterium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sphingobacterium yamdrokense

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.

Sphingobacterium yamdrokense é um bastonete Gram-negativo pigmentado de amarelo, descrito pela primeira vez do Lago Yamdrok no Tibete, China. Habita sedimentos lacustres de alta altitude e ambientes frios e alcalinos de lagos do Planalto Tibetano. Este quimio-heterótrofo aeróbio está adaptado às condições extremas dos lagos salinos de alta altitude.