Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Luteimonas pelagia

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Proteobacteria (變形菌門)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Gammaproteobacteria (γ-变形菌纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Xanthomonadales (黃單胞菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Xanthomonadaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Luteimonas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Luteimonas pelagia

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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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。

Luteimonas pelagia是Xanthomonadaceae科的革兰氏阴性伽马变形菌,分离自海洋环境。因flexirubin型色素而形成亮黄色菌落,为好氧杆状菌。其海洋来源使其区别于多个从陆地或淡水生境分离的Luteimonas种。