Black fruited galanga vs Peruvian Laucha

Alpinia nigra compared with Calomys sorellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Peruvian Laucha
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	Calomys
Species	Alpinia nigra	Calomys sorellus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian Laucha

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Peruvian Laucha
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.

Peruvian Laucha

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.