Black fruited galanga vs Lofty Pericote

Alpinia nigra compared with Auliscomys sublimis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lofty Pericote
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Zingiberales (زنجبيليات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alpinia	Auliscomys
Species	Alpinia nigra	Auliscomys sublimis

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lofty Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lofty Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black fruited galanga

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Jamaica.

Lofty Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Black fruited galanga

The Black fruited galanga (Alpinia nigra) is a species in the genus Alpinia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.