vs Green Sea Turtle

Diderma meyerae compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

• is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Protozoa (原生動物)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Myxomycetes (黏菌纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Physarales (绒泡菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Didymiaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Diderma	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Diderma meyerae	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Diderma meyerae是Physarales目的变形黏菌，在湿润环境的腐烂植物残体上形成具双层被膜的小型有柄孢子囊。生活于森林落叶和木质基质中。

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。