vs Green Sea Turtle

Echinostelium paucifilum 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	Echinosteliales (刺轴菌目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Echinosteliaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Echinostelium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Echinostelium paucifilum	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.

少线刺菌（Echinostelium paucifilum）是一种微小的黏菌，所产生的孢囊是黏菌纲中最小的之一。它生长于世界各地森林中潮湿、隐蔽微生境内的腐烂植物材料和树皮上。种名"paucifilum"意指其孢囊内线状结构（毛绒丝）数量极少，这是这一微小生物的显著特征。

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。