Dwarf Flying Fox vs Formosan Serow

Pteropus woodfordi compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Dwarf Flying Fox Formosan Serow
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Chiroptera (Bats) Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats) Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus Pteropus (Flying Foxes) Capricornis
Species Pteropus woodfordi Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Dwarf Flying Fox and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Dwarf Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Dwarf Flying Fox Formosan Serow
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dwarf Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Dwarf Flying Fox

No description available.

Formosan Serow

No description available.

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