Black fruited galanga vs Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

Alpinia nigra compared with Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Nelson s Antelope Squirrel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alpinia	Ammospermophilus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Ammospermophilus nelsoni

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Nelson s Antelope Squirrel
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.

Nelson s Antelope Squirrel

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.