Canby’s Licorice-root vs Golden-capped Fruit Bat

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Acerodon jubatus

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Golden-capped Fruit Bat is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ligusticum	Acerodon
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Acerodon jubatus

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Golden-capped Fruit Bat
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.

Golden-capped Fruit Bat

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.