Black fruited galanga vs North American porcupine

Alpinia nigra compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	North American porcupine
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Zingiberales (زنجبيليات)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Erethizontidae
Genus	Alpinia	Erethizon
Species	Alpinia nigra	Erethizon dorsatus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.