Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Sporosarcina thermotolerans

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)	Firmicutes (厚壁菌門)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Bacilli (芽孢桿菌綱)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Bacillales_A
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Planococcaceae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Sporosarcina
Species	Chelonia mydas	Sporosarcina thermotolerans

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。

Sporosarcina thermotolerans 是一种能耐受较高温度的革兰氏阳性产孢细菌，其耐热性体现在其种名中。已从包括土壤和沉积物在内的多种陆地环境中分离得到。可形成在环境胁迫下维持存活的内生孢子，部分菌株表现出沉淀碳酸钙的能力。