Alpine Dock vs Mountain Goat

Rumex alpinus compared with Oreamnos americanus

Key Differences

• Alpine Dock is Not Evaluated while Mountain Goat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Dock	Mountain Goat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rumex	Oreamnos
Species	Rumex alpinus	Oreamnos americanus

Conservation Status

Alpine Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain Goat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Dock	Mountain Goat
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).

Mountain Goat

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).