Bitter Dock vs Sumatran orangutan

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Pongo abelii

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Sumatran orangutan is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Sumatran orangutan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Hominidae (Great Apes)
Genus	Rumex	Pongo (Orangutans)
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Pongo abelii

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Sumatran orangutan

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Sumatran orangutan
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).

Sumatran orangutan

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.