arruda-amarela vs Sichuan-pepper

Zanthoxylum fagara compared with Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Key Differences

• arruda-amarela is Endangered while Sichuan-pepper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arruda-amarela	Sichuan-pepper
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family same	Rutaceae	Rutaceae
Genus same	Zanthoxylum	Zanthoxylum
Species	Zanthoxylum fagara	Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Evolutionary Relationship

arruda-amarela and Sichuan-pepper share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Zanthoxylum.

Conservation Status

arruda-amarela

EN — Endangered

Sichuan-pepper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arruda-amarela	Sichuan-pepper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arruda-amarela

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Sichuan-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.