Canby’s Licorice-root vs Malayan Water Shrew

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Chimarrogale hantu

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Malayan Water Shrew is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Malayan Water 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	Chimarrogale
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Chimarrogale hantu

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Malayan Water Shrew

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Malayan Water 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.

Malayan Water 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.