Green Sea Turtle vs

Chelonia mydas compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Green Sea Turtle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Green Sea Turtle
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Protozoa (原生動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Choanozoa (領鞭毛動物)
Class	Reptilia (爬行纲)	Choanoflagellatea (领鞭毛虫纲)
Order	Testudines (龟鳖目)	Choanoflagellida (颌鞭目)
Family	Cheloniidae (Sea Turtles)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Chelonia (Green Sea Turtles)	Stephanoeca
Species	Chelonia mydas	Stephanoeca kentii

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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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。

Stephanoeca kentii是一种有壳领鞭毛虫，是一种海洋单细胞生物，能在细胞周围构建由硅酸盐条带组成的精巧篮状结构（壳笼）。它栖息于近岸和大洋海域，以微微浮游生物中的细菌为食。像本种这样的领鞭毛虫因作为动物最近亲的现生单细胞生物而具有科学研究价值。