California Licorice-root vs Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Ligusticum californicum compared with Urocitellus undulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	California Licorice-root	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ligusticum	Urocitellus
Species	Ligusticum californicum	Urocitellus undulatus

Conservation Status

California Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	California Licorice-root	Long-tailed Ground Squirrel
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.

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

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.