Creeping Cotoneaster vs Formosan Serow

Cotoneaster adpressus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Creeping Cotoneaster is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creeping Cotoneaster	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cotoneaster	Capricornis
Species	Cotoneaster adpressus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Creeping Cotoneaster

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creeping Cotoneaster	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creeping Cotoneaster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.