Black fruited galanga vs Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

Alpinia nigra compared with Mormopterus jugularis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black fruited galanga Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Zingiberales (Zingiberales) Chiroptera (Bats)
Family Zingiberaceae Molossidae
Genus Alpinia Mormopterus
Species Alpinia nigra Mormopterus jugularis

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black fruited galanga Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat
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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

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.

Peters's Wrinkle-lipped Bat

No description available.

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