Alpine Dock vs European Mole

Rumex alpinus compared with Talpa europaea

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while European Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	European Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rumex	Talpa
Species	Rumex alpinus	Talpa europaea

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

European Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	European Mole
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).

European Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden