California Licorice-root vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ligusticum californicum compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California Licorice-root	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Brachyuromys
Species	Ligusticum californicum	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

California Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California Licorice-root	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

California Licorice-root

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Large Short-tailed Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

California Licorice-root

The California Licorice-root (Ligusticum californicum) is a species in the genus Ligusticum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.