vs Green Sea Turtle

Chitinophaga skermanii 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	Bacteroidota (拟杆菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacteroidia (擬桿菌綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Chitinophagales (Chitinophagales)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Chitinophagaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Chitinophaga	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Chitinophaga skermanii	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.

Chitinophaga skermanii是几丁质噬菌科的革兰氏阴性细菌，以微生物学家Arnold Skerman命名。它是在土壤环境中发现的几丁质降解生物，参与含几丁质有机物的分解。其保护状况未经评估。