Bitter Dock vs Iberian Mole

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Talpa occidentalis

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Iberian Mole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Iberian Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Rumex	Talpa
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Talpa occidentalis

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Iberian Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Iberian Mole
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).

Iberian Mole

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.