deadly nightshade vs Formosan Serow

Atropa belladonna compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• deadly nightshade is Near Threatened while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	deadly nightshade	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Solanales (Solanales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Solanaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Atropa	Capricornis
Species	Atropa belladonna	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

deadly nightshade

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	deadly nightshade	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

deadly nightshade

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). 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.