Black fruited galanga vs Rainpool Spreadwing

Alpinia nigra compared with Lestes forficula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Rainpool Spreadwing
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Lestidae
Genus	Alpinia	Lestes
Species	Alpinia nigra	Lestes forficula

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Rainpool Spreadwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Rainpool Spreadwing
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.

Rainpool Spreadwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.