Garden sorrel vs Northern Treeshrew

Rumex acetosa compared with Tupaia belangeri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden sorrel	Northern Treeshrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Polygonaceae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Rumex	Tupaia
Species	Rumex acetosa	Tupaia belangeri

Conservation Status

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Northern Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden sorrel	Northern Treeshrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Garden sorrel

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).