Key lime vs Large-eared Hutia

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Mesocapromys auritus

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Large-eared Hutia is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Large-eared Hutia
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Capromyidae
Genus	Citrus	Mesocapromys
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Mesocapromys auritus

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Large-eared Hutia

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Large-eared Hutia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Key lime

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Costa Rica, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Large-eared Hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.