Canby’s Licorice-root vs Hourglass Dolphin

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Hourglass Dolphin
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Cetacea (Whales & Dolphins)
Family	Apiaceae	Delphinidae (Oceanic Dolphins)
Genus	Ligusticum	Lagenorhynchus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Lagenorhynchus cruciger

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Hourglass Dolphin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Hourglass Dolphin
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.

Hourglass Dolphin

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.