Black fruited galanga vs Egyptian mongoose

Alpinia nigra compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Egyptian mongoose
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)	Carnivora (хищные)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Alpinia	Herpestes
Species	Alpinia nigra	Herpestes ichneumon

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Egyptian mongoose

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Egyptian mongoose
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.

Egyptian mongoose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.