Black-shouldered Opossum vs Chinese yarrow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Achillea alpina

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Chinese yarrow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chinese yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Achillea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Achillea alpina

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Chinese yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chinese yarrow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Chinese yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chinese yarrow

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