vs Green Sea Turtle

Burkholderia thailandensis 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	Burkholderiales (伯克氏菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Burkholderiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Burkholderia	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Burkholderia thailandensis	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.

Burkholderia thailandensis是一种与危险病原体Burkholderia pseudomallei密切相关但致病性低的革兰氏阴性、可运动的土壤细菌。栖息于东南亚热带和亚热带土壤中，特别是首次描述的泰国地区。这种好氧异养菌分解热带土壤中的有机物，被作为其致病性近缘种更安全的研究模型。