Leatherback Sea Turtle vs

Dermochelys coriacea compared with Microbacterium enclense

Key Differences

Leatherback Sea Turtle is Vulnerable while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Actinobacteriota (Actinobacteriota)
Class	Reptilia (Sürüngenler)	Actinomycetia (Actinomycetia)
Order	Testudines (Kaplumbağa)	Actinomycetales (Actinomycetales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Microbacteriaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Microbacterium
Species	Dermochelys coriacea	Microbacterium enclense

Conservation Status

Leatherback Sea Turtle

VU — Vulnerable

Population: ~35.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Leatherback Sea Turtle
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	50 years	—
Average Length	2.0 m	—
Average Weight	500.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Leatherback 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 5 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Costa Rica, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Trinidad and Tobago. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Leatherback Sea Turtle

The leatherback is the largest living turtle and the fourth-heaviest reptile. Unlike other turtles, it has a soft, leathery shell.

Microbacterium enclense is a Gram-positive actinobacterium in the family Microbacteriaceae, isolated from marine sediment samples. It is aerobic, rod-shaped, and capable of growing over a moderate range of temperatures and salinity levels. Members of the genus Microbacterium are widely found in soils, water, and plant-associated environments.