False Turkey-Tail vs Formosan Serow

Stereum ostrea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• False Turkey-Tail is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Turkey-Tail	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Stereaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Stereum	Capricornis
Species	Stereum ostrea	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

False Turkey-Tail

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Turkey-Tail	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Turkey-Tail

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Taiwan, and United States.

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