Canby’s Licorice-root vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Ligusticum canbyi compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Canby’s Licorice-root is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Canby’s Licorice-root	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apiales (Apiales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Apiaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Ligusticum	Acerodon
Species	Ligusticum canbyi	Acerodon leucotis

Conservation Status

Canby’s Licorice-root

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Canby’s Licorice-root	Palawan Fruit Bat
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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

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.