Brown Knapweed vs Formosan Serow

Centaurea jacea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Brown Knapweed Formosan Serow
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Asteraceae (Daisy Family) Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Centaurea Capricornis
Species Centaurea jacea Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Brown Knapweed

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Brown Knapweed Formosan Serow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Knapweed

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Tajikistan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Brown Knapweed

The Brown Knapweed (Centaurea jacea) is a species in the genus Centaurea. 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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