Canby’s Licorice-root vs Japanese Squirrel

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Sciurus lis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Japanese Squirrel
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Ligusticum	Sciurus (Tree Squirrels)
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Sciurus lis

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Japanese Squirrel
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.

Japanese Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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.