Flat-Stem Oat Grass vs Formosan Serow

Danthonia compressa compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Flat-Stem Oat Grass is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	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	Poaceae (Grass Family)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Danthonia	Capricornis
Species	Danthonia compressa	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Flat-Stem Oat Grass	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Flat-Stem Oat Grass

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.