Black fruited galanga vs Lesser Chiruromys

Alpinia nigra compared with Chiruromys vates

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black fruited galanga	Lesser Chiruromys
Kingdom	Plantae (bitki)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Zingiberaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Alpinia	Chiruromys
Species	Alpinia nigra	Chiruromys vates

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Chiruromys

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black fruited galanga	Lesser Chiruromys
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.

Lesser Chiruromys

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.