Black fruited galanga vs Devilray

Alpinia nigra compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Devilray is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Devilray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alpinia	Mobula
Species	Alpinia nigra	Mobula japanica

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Devilray

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Devilray
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.

Devilray

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.