Black fruited galanga vs Patton’s Nectar Bat

Alpinia nigra compared with Hsunycteris pattoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Patton’s Nectar Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Chiroptera (Kelelawar)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Alpinia	Hsunycteris
Species	Alpinia nigra	Hsunycteris pattoni

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Patton’s Nectar Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Patton’s Nectar Bat
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.

Patton’s Nectar Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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.