Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Haladaptatus paucihalophilus

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Archaea (Archaea)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Halobacteriota (Halobacteriota)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Halobacteria (盐杆菌纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Halobacteriales (盐杆菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Haladaptataceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Haladaptatus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Haladaptatus paucihalophilus

Conservation Status

Green Sea Turtle

EN — Endangered

Population: ~85.0K

Trend: Decreasing ↓

NE — Not Evaluated

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.

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。

Haladaptatus paucihalophilus 是 Halobacteriaceae 科的嗜盐古菌，以其相比大多数极端嗜盐菌能耐受较宽盐浓度范围的能力为特征。从低盐富硫化物泉水中分离，代表嗜盐古菌中不寻常的适应性。种名反映了其在卤化物浓度较低的环境中也能繁衍的能力。