Black fruited galanga vs Japanese Water Shrew

Alpinia nigra compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black fruited galanga Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom Plantae (plante) Animalia (animal)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Liliopsida (Monocots) Mammalia (mammifères)
Order Zingiberales (Zingiberales) Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family Zingiberaceae Soricidae
Genus Alpinia Chimarrogale
Species Alpinia nigra Chimarrogale platycephalus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black fruited galanga Japanese Water Shrew
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.

Japanese Water Shrew

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.

Japanese Water Shrew

No description available.

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