Canby’s Licorice-root vs Gansu Shrew

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Sorex cansulus

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Gansu Shrew is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Gansu Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Sorex
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Sorex cansulus

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Gansu Shrew

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Gansu Shrew
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Canby’s Licorice-root

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Gansu Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Canby’s Licorice-root

The Canby’s Licorice-root (Ligusticum canbyi) 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.