Black fruited galanga vs Greater Egyptian Gerbil

Alpinia nigra compared with Gerbillus pyramidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alpinia	Gerbillus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Gerbillus pyramidum

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Greater Egyptian Gerbil
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.

Greater Egyptian Gerbil

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.