Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Stinking chamomile

Caluromys derbianus compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Stinking chamomile
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	Caluromys	Anthemis
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.