Canby’s Licorice-root vs Jungle Shrew

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Suncus zeylanicus

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Jungle Shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Jungle Shrew
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Apiaceae	Soricidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Suncus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Suncus zeylanicus

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Jungle Shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Jungle Shrew
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.

Jungle Shrew

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.