Black fruited galanga vs Itomaki-ei

Alpinia nigra compared with Mobula japanica

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Itomaki-ei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Itomaki-ei
Kingdom	Plantae (植物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Zingiberales (ショウガ目)	Myliobatiformes (トビエイ目)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Alpinia	Mobula
Species	Alpinia nigra	Mobula japanica

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Itomaki-ei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Itomaki-ei
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.

Itomaki-ei

Habitat

Native to Asia and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile and Taiwan.

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.