African Marigold vs Ornate Flying Fox

Tagetes erecta compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• African Marigold is Not Evaluated while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African Marigold	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom	Plantae (식물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Magnoliopsida (목련강)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Asterales (국화목)	Chiroptera (박쥐)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Tagetes	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Tagetes erecta	Pteropus ornatus

Conservation Status

African Marigold

NE — Not Evaluated

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African Marigold	Ornate Flying Fox
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).

Ornate Flying Fox

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.