Benin pepper vs Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Piper guineense compared with Sciurus igniventris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Benin pepper	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Piperaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Piper	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Piper guineense	Sciurus igniventris

Conservation Status

Benin pepper

LC — Least Concern

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Benin pepper	Northern Amazon Red Squirrel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Benin pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

Northern Amazon Red Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Benin pepper

The Benin pepper (Piper guineense) is a species in the genus Piper. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.