Black fruited galanga vs Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

Alpinia nigra compared with Anomalurus derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (растения)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class	Liliopsida (лилиопсиды)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Zingiberales (Имбирецветные)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Anomaluridae
Genus	Alpinia	Anomalurus
Species	Alpinia nigra	Anomalurus derbianus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed 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.

Lord Derby s Scaly-tailed 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.