Black fruited galanga vs Lomami Red Colobus

Alpinia nigra compared with Piliocolobus parmentieri

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Lomami Red Colobus is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lomami Red Colobus
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	Piliocolobus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Piliocolobus parmentieri

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lomami Red Colobus

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lomami Red Colobus
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.

Lomami Red Colobus

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.