Creta Date Palm vs Formosan Serow

Phoenix theophrasti compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Creta Date Palm is Near Threatened while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Creta Date Palm	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Arecales (Arecales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Arecaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Phoenix	Capricornis
Species	Phoenix theophrasti	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Creta Date Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Creta Date Palm	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Creta Date Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.