Flora vs. Fauna: 12 Major Differences, Examples

Key Differences (Flora vs Fauna)

May 13, 2024 | by Bloom Code Studio

Basis for Comparison	Flora	Fauna
Definition	Flora is defined as all the naturally occurring native plants of a particular region.	Fauna is all the animal life present in a particular place or at a particular time period.
Classification	Flora is classified into native flora, agricultural and horticultural flora, and weed flora.	Fauna is classifies into cryofauna, cryptofauna, infauna, epifauna, macrofauna, megafauna, meiofauna and microfauna.
Includes	Flora includes all plants.	Fauna includes all animals.
Study	The study is flora is termed ‘Botany’.	The study of fauna is termed ‘Zoology’.
Nutrition	Flora is autotrophs, capable of producing their own food and energy.	Fauna is heterotrophs, dependent on plants for their food and energy.
Ecological role	Plants are the producers in an ecosystem.	Animals are the consumers of an ecosystem.
Locomotion	Flora includes plants that are immovable.	Fauna includes animals that are mobile.
Evolution	The organisms in flora are considered to have arrived before fauna.	Fauna developed later than flora according to the theories of evolution.
Cell wall	The cell wall is present in the cells of the plants in flora.	The cell wall is absent in the cells of the animals in fauna.
Chloroplasts	Chloroplasts are present in flora, most of which are involved in food production or storage.	Chloroplasts are not present in fauna. They store their energy in the mitochondria.
Climate	Flora is affected by the climate of a region.	Fauna affects the climate of a region.
Examples	Flowering plants, grass, forest are some examples of flora.	Reptiles, birds, insects, and fishes are some examples of fauna.

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