Black fruited galanga vs Dromedary Camel

Alpinia nigra compared with Camelus dromedarius

Key Differences

Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Dromedary Camel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Dromedary Camel
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Camelidae (Camels)
Genus	Alpinia	Camelus (Camels)
Species	Alpinia nigra	Camelus dromedarius

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Dromedary Camel

NE — Not Evaluated

Population: ~15.0M

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Dromedary Camel
Diet	—	Herbivore
Average Lifespan	—	40 years
Average Length	—	2.3 m
Average Weight	—	600.0 kg

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.

Dromedary Camel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, and Sudan.

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.