Black fruited galanga vs Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Alpinia nigra compared with Cryptotis medellinia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black fruited galanga Medellín Small-eared Shrew
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) Soricomorpha (トガリネズミ目)
Family Zingiberaceae Soricidae
Genus Alpinia Cryptotis
Species Alpinia nigra Cryptotis medellinia

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black fruited galanga Medellín Small-eared Shrew
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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Medellín Small-eared Shrew

No description available.

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