Pomelo vs Tangerine

Citrus maxima compared with Citrus reticulata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pomelo	Tangerine
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 maxima	Citrus reticulata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Tangerine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pomelo	Tangerine
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

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 7 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇱🇦 Laos 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇸🇨 Seychelles