Buddha's hand vs Formosan Serow

Alocasia cucullata compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

Buddha's hand is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Buddha's hand	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Araceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Alocasia	Capricornis
Species	Alocasia cucullata	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Buddha's hand

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Buddha's hand	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Buddha's hand

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Buddha's hand

The Buddha'S Hand (Alocasia cucullata) is a species in the genus Alocasia. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.