Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingomonas koreensis

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)	Sphingomonas
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sphingomonas koreensis

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。

Sphingomonas koreensis 是鞘脂单胞菌科的革兰氏阴性好氧细菌，最初从韩国土壤中分离得到。该菌属于以含鞘脂膜和土壤环境中多样代谢能力著称的菌属。其保护状况尚未评估。