Black fruited galanga vs Tortonese's stingray

Alpinia nigra compared with Dasyatis tortonesei

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Tortonese's stingray is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Tortonese's stingray
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Alpinia	Dasyatis
Species	Alpinia nigra	Dasyatis tortonesei

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Tortonese's stingray

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Tortonese's stingray
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.

Tortonese's stingray

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.