vs Green Sea Turtle

Desulfurococcus mucosus compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Archaea (Archaea)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Thermoproteia	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Sulfolobales (硫化叶菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Desulfurococcaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Desulfurococcus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Desulfurococcus mucosus	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

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.

Desulfurococcus mucosus是Desulfurococcaceae科的超嗜热古菌，在80°C以上的温泉和热液喷口等高温无氧环境中繁殖。是一种以硫作为电子受体的专性厌氧生物。细胞表面覆盖着特征性黏液状S层，种名即源于此。