Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sphingopyxis granuli

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)	Sphingopyxis
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sphingopyxis granuli

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。

Sphingopyxis granuli 是鞘脂单胞菌科中的革兰氏阴性阿尔法变形菌，以黄色素菌落和细胞膜中含有鞘脂为特征，后者为该科共有性状。从颗粒相关物质中分离得到，具有需氧、杆状和运动性特征。Sphingopyxis 属广泛分布于土壤、淡水和植物相关环境中。