Centaury vs Formosan Serow

Centaurium erythraea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Centaury Formosan Serow
Kingdom Plantae (Plants) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants) Chordata (Chordates)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicots) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Gentianales (Gentianales) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Gentianaceae Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Centaurium Capricornis
Species Centaurium erythraea Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Centaury

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Centaury Formosan Serow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Centaury

The Centaury (Centaurium erythraea) is a species in the genus Centaurium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to ['Australia', 'Belgium', 'Bolivia', 'Brazil', 'Canada'].

Formosan Serow

No description available.

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