Downy Safflower vs Formosan Serow

Carthamus lanatus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Downy Safflower is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Downy Safflower	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carthamus	Capricornis
Species	Carthamus lanatus	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Downy Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Downy Safflower	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Downy Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.