Alpine Dock vs Crabeater seal

Rumex alpinus compared with Lobodon carcinophaga

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Crabeater seal is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Crabeater seal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Pinnipedia (Seals & Sea Lions)
Family	Polygonaceae	Phocidae (True Seals)
Genus	Rumex	Lobodon
Species	Rumex alpinus	Lobodon carcinophaga

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Crabeater seal

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Crabeater seal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Crabeater seal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpine Dock

The Alpine Dock (Rumex alpinus) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).