Black fruited galanga vs Écureuil géant de l'Inde

Alpinia nigra compared with Ratufa indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Écureuil géant de l'Inde
Kingdom	Plantae (plante)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alpinia	Ratufa
Species	Alpinia nigra	Ratufa indica

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Écureuil géant de l'Inde

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Écureuil géant de l'Inde
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.

Écureuil géant de l'Inde

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.