Black fruited galanga vs Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

Alpinia nigra compared with Marmosops pinheiroi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Pinheiro s Slender Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alpinia	Marmosops
Species	Alpinia nigra	Marmosops pinheiroi

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Pinheiro s Slender Opossum
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.

Pinheiro s Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.