Blue Devil vs Formosan Serow

Echium vulgare compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Devil Formosan Serow
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Boraginales (Boraginales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Boraginaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Echium Capricornis
Species Echium vulgare Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Blue Devil

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Devil Formosan Serow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Devil

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Uzbekistan), Europe (11 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Blue Devil

The Blue Devil (Echium vulgare) is a species in the genus Echium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Formosan Serow

No description available.

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