Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosopumilus piranensis

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)	Thermoproteota (热变形菌门)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Nitrososphaeria (Nitrososphaeria)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Nitrososphaerales (Nitrososphaerales)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Nitrosopumilaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Nitrosopumilus
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosopumilus piranensis

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。

Nitrosopumilus piranensis是泉古菌门的一种海洋氨氧化古菌，从斯洛文尼亚皮兰附近的亚得里亚海沉积物中分离。与其他Nitrosopumilus种一样，通过将氨氧化为亚硝酸盐进行化学无机自养硝化，在海洋环境中十分丰富。这一发现拓展了对沿岸沉积物生态系统古菌多样性的理解。