arctic cinquefoil vs Formosan Serow

Potentilla hyparctica compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• arctic cinquefoil is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic cinquefoil	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Potentilla	Capricornis
Species	Potentilla hyparctica	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

arctic cinquefoil

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic cinquefoil	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

arctic cinquefoil

The Arctic cinquefoil (Potentilla hyparctica) is a species in the genus Potentilla. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.