Elephant Apple vs Formosan Serow

Dillenia indica compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Elephant Apple	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Dilleniaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Dillenia	Capricornis
Species	Dillenia indica	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Elephant Apple	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan