vs Green Sea Turtle

Exiguobacterium aurantiacum compared with Chelonia mydas

Key Differences

is Not Evaluated while Green Sea Turtle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Bacteria (Bacteria)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Firmicutes (厚壁菌門)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Bacilli (芽孢桿菌綱)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Exiguobacterales	Testudines (龟鳖目)
Family	Exiguobacteraceae	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)
Genus	Exiguobacterium	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)
Species	Exiguobacterium aurantiacum	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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.

Exiguobacterium aurantiacum是一种橙色素革兰氏阳性细菌，最初从马铃薯加工厂分离，产生可抵御氧化应激的鲜艳类胡萝卜素色素。它是一种多用途、耐压力的生物，在食品加工设施到环境土壤的各种环境中均有发现。Exiguobacterium属成员以能在宽温度和pH范围内存活的极端耐受性著称。