vs Green Sea Turtle

Cyclotella glomerata 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	Ochrophyta (淡色藻门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacillariophyceae (硅藻纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Thalassiosirales (海链藻目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Stephanodiscaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Cyclotella	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Cyclotella glomerata	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 and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.

Cyclotella glomerata是Stephanodiscaceae科的小型中心纲淡水硅藻，具有带边缘肋条和中央无装饰区域的圆形壳面。在寡营养至中营养湖泊和水库中营浮游生活。

Green Sea Turtle

绿海龟是最大的海龟之一。其名称源于软骨和脂肪的绿色，而非龟壳的颜色。