Key lime vs Lesser Chiruromys

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Chiruromys vates

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Lesser Chiruromys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Citrus	Chiruromys
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Lesser Chiruromys
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 Chiruromys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.