Bitter Dock vs North American least shrew

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Cryptotis parva

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while North American least shrew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	North American least shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Polygonaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Rumex	Cryptotis
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Cryptotis parva

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

North American least shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	North American least shrew
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).

North American least shrew

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.