Bitter Dock vs Egyptian rousette

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Rousettus aegyptiacus

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Egyptian rousette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Egyptian rousette
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	Rousettus
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Rousettus aegyptiacus

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Egyptian rousette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Egyptian rousette
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).

Egyptian rousette

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Spain.

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.