Black fruited galanga vs European water vole

Alpinia nigra compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	European water vole
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)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Zingiberales (ショウガ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alpinia	Arvicola
Species	Alpinia nigra	Arvicola amphibius

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	European water vole
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.

European water vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.