False Water Rat vs Formosan Serow

Xeromys myoides compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• False Water Rat is Vulnerable while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Water Rat	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Xeromys	Capricornis
Species	Xeromys myoides	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

False Water Rat and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

False Water Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Water Rat	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.