Chestnut Brittlestem vs Formosan Serow

Homophron spadiceum compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Brittlestem	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Psathyrellaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Homophron	Capricornis
Species	Homophron spadiceum	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Chestnut Brittlestem

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Brittlestem	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Brittlestem

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Chestnut Brittlestem

The Chestnut Brittlestem (Homophron spadiceum) is a species in the genus Homophron. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.