Bitter Dock vs Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rhinolophus deckenii

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Decken's Horseshoe Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Rhinolophidae
Genus	Rumex	Rhinolophus
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rhinolophus deckenii

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Decken's Horseshoe Bat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Decken's Horseshoe Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bitter Dock

The Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.