Canby’s Licorice-root vs Meerkat

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Suricata suricatta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Meerkat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Apiaceae	Herpestidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Suricata
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Suricata suricatta

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Meerkat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Meerkat
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.

Meerkat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Ecuador.

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.