Black fruited galanga vs Jungle Shrew

Alpinia nigra compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)	Soricomorpha (землеройкообразные)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Alpinia	Suncus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.