Alpine marmot vs Asiatic dock

Marmota marmota compared with Rumex confertus

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Asiatic dock is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Asiatic dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Marmota	Rumex
Species	Marmota marmota	Rumex confertus

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Asiatic dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Asiatic dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Asiatic dock

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Asiatic dock

The Asiatic dock (Rumex confertus) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Found across Europe (19 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇿 Czech Republic 🇪🇸 Spain