Alpine marmot vs Chinese yarrow

Marmota marmota compared with Achillea alpina

Key Differences

• Alpine marmot is Least Concern while Chinese yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine marmot	Chinese yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Sciuridae (Squirrels)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Marmota	Achillea
Species	Marmota marmota	Achillea alpina

Conservation Status

Alpine marmot

LC — Least Concern

Chinese yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine marmot	Chinese yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Chinese yarrow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Norway.

Alpine marmot

The Alpine marmot (Marmota marmota) is a species in the genus Marmota. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Distributed across Andorra, Czech Republic, Italy, and Spain.

Chinese yarrow

The Chinese Yarrow (Achillea alpina) is a species in the genus Achillea. Found in Norway.