Black fruited galanga vs Guianan Squirrel

Alpinia nigra compared with Sciurus aestuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Guianan Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Alpinia	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Alpinia nigra	Sciurus aestuans

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Guianan Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Guianan 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.

Guianan Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.