Black fruited galanga vs Foca Pia

Alpinia nigra compared with Pagophilus groenlandicus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Foca Pia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Foca Pia
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Alpinia	Pagophilus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Pagophilus groenlandicus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Foca Pia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Foca Pia
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.

Foca Pia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.