Key lime vs Northern Bettong

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Bettongia tropica

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Northern Bettong is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Northern Bettong
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Rutaceae	Potoroidae
Genus	Citrus	Bettongia
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Bettongia tropica

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Northern Bettong

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Northern Bettong
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).

Northern Bettong

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.