Bitter Dock vs Guemal

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Rumex	Hippocamelus
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Guemal
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).

Guemal

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.