Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Trichodesmium lacustre

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Cyanobacteria (Siyanobakteri)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Microcoleaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Trichodesmium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Trichodesmium lacustre

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Trichodesmium lacustre is a filamentous cyanobacterium belonging to the genus Trichodesmium, typically associated with marine and freshwater nitrogen fixation. It forms bundled or tuft-like colonial aggregates visible to the naked eye. Its conservation status is not evaluated.