Bitter Dock vs Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Cricetulus longicaudatus

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Polygonaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Rumex	Cricetulus
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Cricetulus longicaudatus

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster
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).

Long-tailed Dwarf Hamster

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.