Black fruited galanga vs Indischer Mungo

Alpinia nigra compared with Herpestes edwardsi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Indischer Mungo
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)	Carnivora (Raubtiere)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Alpinia	Herpestes
Species	Alpinia nigra	Herpestes edwardsi

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Indischer Mungo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Indischer Mungo
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.

Indischer Mungo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Italy, Kuwait, and United Arab Emirates.

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.