Alpine Dock vs Japanese Hare

Rumex alpinus compared with Lepus brachyurus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Japanese Hare is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Japanese Hare
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Polygonaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Rumex	Lepus
Species	Rumex alpinus	Lepus brachyurus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Hare

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Japanese Hare
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).

Japanese Hare

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).