Black fruited galanga vs Malayan civet

Alpinia nigra compared with Viverra tangalunga

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Malayan civet
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Viverridae
Genus	Alpinia	Viverra
Species	Alpinia nigra	Viverra tangalunga

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Malayan civet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Malayan civet
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.

Malayan civet

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.