pimenteiro-comum vs malagueta

Capsicum annuum compared with Capsicum frutescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	pimenteiro-comum	malagueta
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Solanales (Solanales)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family same	Solanaceae	Solanaceae
Genus same	Capsicum	Capsicum
Species	Capsicum annuum	Capsicum frutescens

Evolutionary Relationship

pimenteiro-comum and malagueta share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Capsicum.

View Genus: Capsicum

Conservation Status

pimenteiro-comum

NE — Not Evaluated

malagueta

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	pimenteiro-comum	malagueta
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

pimenteiro-comum

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (19 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

malagueta

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Croatia), North America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

pimenteiro-comum

The Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a species in the genus Capsicum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

malagueta

The Bird-chilli (Capsicum frutescens) is a species in the genus Capsicum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.