Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

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)	Alphaproteobacteria (α-变形菌纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Sphingomonadales (鞘脂单胞菌目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Novosphingobium
Species	Chelonia mydas	Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum

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。

Novosphingobium lindaniclasticum是一种革兰氏阴性杆菌，因其降解持久性有机氯杀虫剂林丹的能力而得名。已从林丹污染的土壤和废水环境中分离得到。这种特化细菌对农耕地土壤中氯化农药污染的生物修复具有重要研究价值。