Black fruited galanga vs Olkhonskaya Polyovka

Alpinia nigra compared with Alticola olchonensis

Key Differences

• Black fruited galanga is Least Concern while Olkhonskaya Polyovka is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Olkhonskaya Polyovka
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Alpinia	Alticola
Species	Alpinia nigra	Alticola olchonensis

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Olkhonskaya Polyovka

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Olkhonskaya Polyovka
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.

Olkhonskaya Polyovka

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.