Black fruited galanga vs brittlestar

Alpinia nigra compared with Amphiura filiformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	brittlestar
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Echinodermata (Echinoderms)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ophiuroidea (Ophiuroidea)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Amphilepidida (Amphilepidida)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Amphiuridae
Genus	Alpinia	Amphiura
Species	Alpinia nigra	Amphiura filiformis

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

brittlestar

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	brittlestar
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.

brittlestar

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

brittlestar

The Brittlestar (Amphiura filiformis) is a species in the genus Amphiura. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.