Asiatic dock vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Rumex confertus compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Asiatic dock is Not Evaluated while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Asiatic dock	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Rumex	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rumex confertus	Pteropus howensis

Conservation Status

Asiatic dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Asiatic dock	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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).