Black fruited galanga vs Elefante-marino norteño

Alpinia nigra compared with Mirounga angustirostris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Elefante-marino norteño
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Alpinia	Mirounga
Species	Alpinia nigra	Mirounga angustirostris

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Elefante-marino norteño

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Elefante-marino norteño
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.

Elefante-marino norteño

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.