Black fruited galanga vs Kintampo Rope Squirrel

Alpinia nigra compared with Funisciurus substriatus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Kintampo Rope Squirrel is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (पादप)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (रज्जुकी)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (स्तनधारी)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (कृंतक)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alpinia	Funisciurus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Funisciurus substriatus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Kintampo Rope Squirrel
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.

Kintampo Rope Squirrel

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.