Devil's Shoestring vs Formosan Serow

Tephrosia angustissima compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Devil's Shoestring is Endangered while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Devil's Shoestring	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Tephrosia	Capricornis
Species	Tephrosia angustissima	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Devil's Shoestring

EN — Endangered

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Devil's Shoestring	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Devil's Shoestring

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.