Alpine Water-moss vs Formosan Serow

Fontinalis squamosa compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Water-moss	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Hypnales (Hypnales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fontinalaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Fontinalis	Capricornis
Species	Fontinalis squamosa	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Alpine Water-moss

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Water-moss	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Water-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Alpine Water-moss

The Alpine Water-moss (Fontinalis squamosa) is a species in the genus Fontinalis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.