Australian broomrape vs Formosan Serow

Orobanche cernua compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Australian broomrape is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Australian broomrape	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	Orobanchaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Orobanche	Capricornis
Species	Orobanche cernua	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Australian broomrape

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Australian broomrape	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Australian broomrape

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Niger), Asia (Mongolia), and Europe (5 countries).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Australian broomrape

The Australian broomrape (Orobanche cernua) is a species in the genus Orobanche. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.