Alpine Dock vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Rumex alpinus compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rumex	Acerodon
Species	Rumex alpinus	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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).

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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).