Fescue Oval Sedge vs Formosan Serow

Carex festucacea compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Fescue Oval Sedge is Extinct while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fescue Oval Sedge	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Poales (Grasses)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Cyperaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Carex	Capricornis
Species	Carex festucacea	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Fescue Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fescue Oval Sedge	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fescue Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.