vs Green Sea Turtle

Ceratium hirundinella compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Chromista (色藻界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Myzozoa (黏孢门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Dinophyceae (横裂甲藻纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Gonyaulacales (膝沟藻目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Ceratiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Ceratium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Ceratium hirundinella	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 Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.

Ceratium hirundinella是一种独特的淡水甲藻，带有装甲细胞并具有多个角，形似燕子轮廓。它栖息于全球温带和亚热带地区的湖泊、池塘和缓流水体中。这种以光合作用为主的原生生物在暖季可在富营养湖泊中形成密集水华。