Key lime vs lemon

Citrus aurantiifolia compared with Citrus limon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Key lime	lemon
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)	Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)	Magnoliopsida (木兰纲)
Order same	Sapindales (无患子目)	Sapindales (无患子目)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Citrus	Citrus
Species	Citrus aurantiifolia	Citrus limon

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Key lime

NE — Not Evaluated

lemon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Key lime	lemon
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).

lemon

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Guinea, Norway, and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇹🇼 Taiwan