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I think suffering is qualitatively different when it's accompanied by some combination I don't fully understand of intelligence, self awareness, preferences, etc. So yes, humans are not the only animals that can suffer, but they're the only animals whose suffering is morally relevant.
It strikes me that the only "disagreement" you have with the OP is that your reasoning isn't completely spelled out.
If you said, for example, "I don't believe pigs' suffering matters as much because they don't show long-term behavior modifications as a result of painful stimuli" that wouldn't be a speciesist remark. (It might be factually wrong, though.)