Key lime vs Lesser Cachalot

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Kogia breviceps

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Lesser Cachalot is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Lesser Cachalot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Rutaceae	Kogiidae
Genus	Citrus	Kogia
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Kogia breviceps

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Cachalot

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Lesser Cachalot
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).

Lesser Cachalot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇹🇼 Taiwan