Canby’s Licorice-root vs Omilteme Cottontail

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Sylvilagus insonus

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Omilteme Cottontail is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Omilteme Cottontail
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Apiaceae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Ligusticum	Sylvilagus
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Sylvilagus insonus

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Omilteme Cottontail

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Omilteme Cottontail
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.

Omilteme Cottontail

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.