Canby’s Licorice-root vs Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Calomyscus hotsoni

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Calomyscidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Calomyscus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Calomyscus hotsoni

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse
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.

Hotson’s Brush-tailed Mouse

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.