Cape Star-chestnut vs Formosan Serow

Sterculia alexandri compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Cape Star-chestnut is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cape Star-chestnut	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Malvaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sterculia	Capricornis
Species	Sterculia alexandri	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Cape Star-chestnut

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cape Star-chestnut	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cape Star-chestnut

Habitat

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

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Cape Star-chestnut

The Cape Star-chestnut (Sterculia alexandri) is a species in the genus Sterculia. It is currently classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.