Key lime vs Mérida Rhipidomys

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Rhipidomys venustus

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Mérida Rhipidomys is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Mérida Rhipidomys
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Citrus	Rhipidomys
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Rhipidomys venustus

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Mérida Rhipidomys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Mérida Rhipidomys
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).

Mérida Rhipidomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.