Carelessweed vs Formosan Serow

Amaranthus spinosus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Carelessweed	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Amaranthaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Amaranthus	Capricornis
Species	Amaranthus spinosus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Carelessweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Carelessweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (20 countries), Asia (22 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Carelessweed

The Carelessweed (Amaranthus spinosus) is a species in the genus Amaranthus. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan