Alpine Dock vs Great Gerbil

Rumex alpinus compared with Rhombomys opimus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Great Gerbil is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Great Gerbil
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rumex	Rhombomys
Species	Rumex alpinus	Rhombomys opimus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Great Gerbil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Great Gerbil
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).

Great Gerbil

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).