vs Green Sea Turtle

Alcanivorax venustensis 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 (动物界)
Phylum	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Pseudomonadales (假单胞菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Alcanivoracaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Alcanivorax	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Alcanivorax venustensis	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.

美丽食烷菌（Alcanivorax venustensis）是食烷菌科中的一种海洋伽马变形菌，专门以石油烃类为碳源，在海洋生物修复中具有重要价值。该物种广泛分布于富含烃类的海洋环境中，能够高效降解多种链烷烃。其代谢机制的研究为开发海洋石油污染生物修复技术提供了科学依据。