Key lime vs Pomelo

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Citrus maxima

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	Pomelo
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)	Sapindales (อันดับเงาะ)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Citrus	Citrus
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Citrus maxima

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	Pomelo
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).

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 9 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇲🇻 Maldives 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇨 Seychelles 🇹🇼 Taiwan