Key lime vs Ord's kangaroo rat

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Dipodomys ordii

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Ord's kangaroo rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Ord's kangaroo rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rutaceae	Heteromyidae
Genus	Citrus	Dipodomys
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Dipodomys ordii

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Ord's kangaroo rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Ord's kangaroo rat
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).

Ord's kangaroo rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.