corn buttercup vs Formosan Serow

Ranunculus arvensis compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• corn buttercup is Critically Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	corn buttercup	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Ranunculus	Capricornis
Species	Ranunculus arvensis	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

corn buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	corn buttercup	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

corn buttercup

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.