boxthorn vs Formosan Serow

Lycium europaeum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• boxthorn is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	boxthorn	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Solanaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Lycium	Capricornis
Species	Lycium europaeum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

boxthorn

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	boxthorn	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

boxthorn

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Croatia, France, India, Portugal, and Spain.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

boxthorn

The Boxthorn (Lycium europaeum) is a species in the genus Lycium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. It is found in Croatia, France, India, Portugal and Spain.