Key lime vs Merriam s Deermouse

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Peromyscus merriami

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Merriam s Deermouse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Merriam s Deermouse
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	Peromyscus
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Peromyscus merriami

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Merriam s Deermouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Merriam s Deermouse
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).

Merriam s Deermouse

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.