vs Green Sea Turtle

Euglena deses 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	Euglenozoa (裸藻门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Euglenoidea (裸藻纲)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Euglenida (裸藻目)	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Euglenaceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Euglena	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Euglena deses	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 and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, 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.

Euglena deses是裸藻科的光合裸藻鞭毛虫，以其经历显著裸藻运动（代谢运动）的细长圆柱形细胞体为特征。栖居于包括水坑、沟渠和潮湿土壤表面在内的富营养淡水栖息地，常形成绿色生物膜。单根突出鞭毛驱使其趋向光源以优化光合作用。