Bitter Dock vs Formosan Serow

Rumex obtusifolius compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Bitter Dock is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Dock	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Polygonaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Rumex	Capricornis
Species	Rumex obtusifolius	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Bitter Dock

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Dock	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Dock

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (7 countries).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Bitter Dock

The Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius) is a species in the genus Rumex. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan