Black fruited galanga vs devil clam

Alpinia nigra compared with Tridacna mbalavuana

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while devil clam is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	devil clam
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Cardiida (Cardiida)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cardiidae
Genus	Alpinia	Tridacna
Species	Alpinia nigra	Tridacna mbalavuana

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

devil clam

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	devil clam
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.

devil clam

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.