False Dog-tooth vs Formosan Serow

Cynodontium fallax compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Dog-tooth	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Rhabdoweisiaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Cynodontium	Capricornis
Species	Cynodontium fallax	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Dog-tooth	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.