Black fruited galanga vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Alpinia nigra compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alpinia nigra	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

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.