Alpine Dock vs Midday Jird

Rumex alpinus compared with Meriones meridianus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Midday Jird is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Midday Jird
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	Meriones
Species	Rumex alpinus	Meriones meridianus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Midday Jird
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).

Midday Jird

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).