Alpine Dock vs Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Rumex alpinus compared with Cricetulus longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rumex	Cricetulus
Species	Rumex alpinus	Cricetulus longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
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).

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

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).