Bitter Dock vs Lombok Flying Fox

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Pteropus lombocensis

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Lombok Flying Fox is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Lombok Flying Fox
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	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Pteropus lombocensis

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Lombok Flying Fox

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Lombok Flying Fox
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).

Lombok Flying Fox

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.