Black fruited galanga vs Philippine Gray Flying Fox

Alpinia nigra compared with Pteropus speciosus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Philippine Gray Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Alpinia	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Alpinia nigra	Pteropus speciosus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Philippine Gray Flying Fox
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.

Philippine Gray Flying Fox

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.