Black fruited galanga vs Indian Pangolin

Alpinia nigra compared with Manis crassicaudata

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Indian Pangolin is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Indian Pangolin
Kingdom	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Zingiberales (Ingwerartige)	Pholidota (Schuppentiere)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Manidae
Genus	Alpinia	Manis
Species	Alpinia nigra	Manis crassicaudata

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Indian Pangolin

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Indian Pangolin
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.

Indian Pangolin

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.