Canby’s Licorice-root vs Inquisitive Shrew Mole

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Uropsilus investigator

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apiaceae	Talpidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Uropsilus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Uropsilus investigator

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Inquisitive Shrew Mole
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.

Inquisitive Shrew Mole

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.