Key lime vs White-cheeked Pintail

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Anas bahamensis

Key Differences

• Key lime is Not Evaluated while White-cheeked Pintail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	White-cheeked Pintail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Rutaceae	Anatidae
Genus	Citrus	Anas
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Anas bahamensis

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

White-cheeked Pintail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	White-cheeked Pintail
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).

White-cheeked Pintail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela).

White-cheeked Pintail

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇧 United Kingdom