Key lime vs Pygmy three-toed sloth

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Bradypus pygmaeus

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while Pygmy three-toed sloth is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Pygmy three-toed sloth
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Rutaceae	Bradypodidae (Three-toed Sloths)
Genus	Citrus	Bradypus (Three-toed Sloths)
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Bradypus pygmaeus

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Pygmy three-toed sloth

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Pygmy three-toed sloth
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).

Pygmy three-toed sloth

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.