Canby’s Licorice-root vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Brachyuromys
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Large Short-tailed Rat
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.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.