African Marigold vs Mongolian Vole

Tagetes erecta compared with Microtus mongolicus

Key Differences

• African Marigold is Not Evaluated while Mongolian Vole is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Marigold	Mongolian Vole
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Cricetidae
Genus	Tagetes	Microtus
Species	Tagetes erecta	Microtus mongolicus

Conservation Status

African Marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Mongolian Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Marigold	Mongolian Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African Marigold

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (17 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Mongolian Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

African Marigold

The African Marigold (Tagetes erecta) is a species in the genus Tagetes. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.