African basil vs Formosan Serow

Ocimum gratissimum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• African basil is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African basil	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Lamiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ocimum	Capricornis
Species	Ocimum gratissimum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

African basil

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African basil	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African basil

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (Laos, Taiwan), North America (Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

African basil

The African basil (Ocimum gratissimum) is a species in the genus Ocimum. This species inhabits Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions, found across Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, and Chile.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan