Black fruited galanga vs Lesser devilray

Alpinia nigra compared with Mobula kuhlii

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Lesser devilray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lesser 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 kuhlii

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lesser devilray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lesser 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.

Lesser devilray

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.