Benin pepper vs Ornate Shrew

Piper guineense compared with Sorex ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Benin pepper	Ornate Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Piperales (Piperales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Piperaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Piper	Sorex
Species	Piper guineense	Sorex ornatus

Conservation Status

Benin pepper

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Benin pepper	Ornate Shrew
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.

Ornate Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.