Canby’s Licorice-root vs Mongolian Hamster

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Allocricetulus curtatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Mongolian Hamster
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apiaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Ligusticum	Allocricetulus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Allocricetulus curtatus

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Mongolian Hamster

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Mongolian Hamster
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.

Mongolian Hamster

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.