Common Buzzard vs Formosan Serow

Buteo buteo compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Buzzard	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Buteo	Capricornis
Species	Buteo buteo	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Buzzard and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Common Buzzard

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Buzzard	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Buzzard

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Common Buzzard

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.