False Puffball vs Formosan Serow

Reticularia lycoperdon compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• False Puffball is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Puffball	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Tubiferaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Reticularia	Capricornis
Species	Reticularia lycoperdon	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Puffball	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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