Alpine Dock vs Himalayan Marmot

Rumex alpinus compared with Marmota himalayana

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Himalayan Marmot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Himalayan Marmot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Rumex	Marmota
Species	Rumex alpinus	Marmota himalayana

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Himalayan Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Himalayan Marmot
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).

Himalayan Marmot

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).