Black fruited galanga vs Ornate Cuscus

Alpinia nigra compared with Phalanger ornatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Ornate Cuscus
Kingdom	Plantae (نباتات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Zingiberales (زنجبيليات)	Diprotodontia (ثنائيات الأسنان الأمامية)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Alpinia	Phalanger
Species	Alpinia nigra	Phalanger ornatus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Ornate Cuscus
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.

Ornate Cuscus

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.