Arctic Butterbur vs Formosan Serow

Petasites frigidus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Arctic Butterbur	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Petasites	Capricornis
Species	Petasites frigidus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Arctic Butterbur

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Arctic Butterbur	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Arctic Butterbur

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Finland, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Arctic Butterbur

The Arctic Butterbur (Petasites frigidus) is a species in the genus Petasites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.