Black fruited galanga vs Javan Surili

Alpinia nigra compared with Presbytis comata

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Javan Surili is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Javan Surili
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Alpinia	Presbytis
Species	Alpinia nigra	Presbytis comata

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Javan Surili

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Javan Surili
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.

Javan Surili

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.