Black fruited galanga vs Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

Alpinia nigra compared with Artibeus cinereus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black fruited galanga Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom Plantae (植物) Animalia (动物界)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (木兰植物门) Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class Liliopsida (百合纲) Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order Zingiberales (姜目) Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family Zingiberaceae Phyllostomidae
Genus Alpinia Artibeus
Species Alpinia nigra Artibeus cinereus

Conservation Status

Black fruited galanga

LC — Least Concern

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black fruited galanga Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

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.

Gervais's Fruit-eating Bat

No description available.

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