Key lime vs Tangerine

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Citrus reticulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Tangerine
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)	Magnoliopsida (モクレン綱)
Order same	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)	Sapindales (ムクロジ目)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Citrus	Citrus
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Citrus reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

Key lime and Tangerine share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Citrus.

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Tangerine
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).

Tangerine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (Laos), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Peru).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 10 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇵🇪 Peru 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States