chenille prickly-pear vs Formosan Serow

Opuntia aciculata compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• chenille prickly-pear is Data Deficient while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	chenille prickly-pear	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	Cactaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Opuntia	Capricornis
Species	Opuntia aciculata	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

chenille prickly-pear

DD — Data Deficient

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	chenille prickly-pear	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

chenille prickly-pear

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.

chenille prickly-pear

The chenille prickly-pear (Opuntia aciculata) is a species in the genus Opuntia. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.