Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge vs Formosan Serow

Carex retrorsa compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Capricornis
Species	Carex retrorsa	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deflexed Bottlebrush Sedge

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.