Garden sorrel vs Himalayan Rat

Rumex acetosa compared with Rattus pyctoris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Garden sorrel	Himalayan Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (พืช)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)
Order	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)	Rodentia (อันดับสัตว์ฟันแทะ)
Family	Polygonaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Rumex	Rattus
Species	Rumex acetosa	Rattus pyctoris

Conservation Status

Garden sorrel

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Garden sorrel	Himalayan Rat
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).