Bitter Dock vs Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Phyllostomus elongatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Lesser Spear-nosed Bat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Lesser Spear-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	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Rumex	Phyllostomus
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Phyllostomus elongatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Lesser Spear-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).

Lesser Spear-nosed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela