Floating Bur-Reed vs Formosan Serow

Sparganium fluctuans compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Floating Bur-Reed	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	Typhaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Sparganium	Capricornis
Species	Sparganium fluctuans	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Floating Bur-Reed	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Floating Bur-Reed

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.