Eel-Grass Pondweed vs Formosan Serow

Potamogeton zosteriformis compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Eel-Grass Pondweed is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Alismatales (Alismatales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Potamogetonaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Potamogeton	Capricornis
Species	Potamogeton zosteriformis	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Eel-Grass Pondweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eel-Grass Pondweed	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eel-Grass Pondweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.