Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Nitrosotalea devanaterra

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)	Nitrosotalea
Species	Chelonia mydas	Nitrosotalea devanaterra

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。

Nitrosotalea devanaterra是泉古菌门的一种化学无机自养古菌，以成为第一个被证实在酸性条件下繁盛的氨氧化古菌而著称。从酸性农业土壤中分离，在其他硝化生物无法发挥作用的低pH环境的氮循环中发挥重要作用。这一发现拓展了对全球氮循环在酸性生态系统中如何运作的理解。