Cylindrical Prickly Pear vs Formosan Serow

Opuntia curassavica compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Cylindrical Prickly Pear is Near Threatened while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cactaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Opuntia	Capricornis
Species	Opuntia curassavica	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cylindrical Prickly Pear	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Cylindrical Prickly Pear

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.