Bitter Dock vs Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Hipposideros ater

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Polygonaceae	Hipposideridae
Genus	Rumex	Hipposideros
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Hipposideros ater

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Dusky Leaf-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Dusky Leaf-nosed 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).

Dusky Leaf-nosed 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.