Black fruited galanga vs Egyptian rousette

Alpinia nigra compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Egyptian rousette
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alpinia	Rousettus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Egyptian rousette
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.

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.