vs Green Sea Turtle

Gloeothece fuscolutea 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 (สัตว์)
Phylum	Cyanobacteria (สาหร่ายสีเขียวแกมน้ำเงิน)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Cyanobacteriia	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Cyanobacteriales	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Microcystaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Gloeothece	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Gloeothece fuscolutea	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.

Gloeothece fuscolutea is a unicellular or colonial cyanobacterium forming cells embedded in brownish-yellow (fuscoluteous) gelatinous sheaths. It is found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats worldwide and contributes to primary production and nitrogen fixation. Its conservation status is not evaluated.

Green Sea Turtle

The green sea turtle is one of the largest sea turtles. They are named for the green color of their cartilage and fat, not their shells.