vs Green Sea Turtle

Glycomyces lechevalierae 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	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)	Reptilia (สัตว์เลื้อยคลาน)
Order	Mycobacteriales (Mycobacteriales)	Testudines (เต่า)
Family	Micromonosporaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Glycomyces	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Glycomyces lechevalierae	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 Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Glycomyces lechevalierae is a gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Glycomycetaceae, named in honour of the microbiologist Huguette Lechevalier. Like other members of this genus, it is a soil-dwelling organism with branching filamentous growth and secondary metabolite production. 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.