Formosan koa vs Guemal

Acacia confusa compared with Hippocamelus bisulcus

Key Differences

• Formosan koa is Least Concern while Guemal is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan koa	Guemal
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Fabaceae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Acacia	Hippocamelus
Species	Acacia confusa	Hippocamelus bisulcus

Conservation Status

Formosan koa

LC — Least Concern

Guemal

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan koa	Guemal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan koa

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Indomalayan and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Mauritius, Seychelles), Asia (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Micronesia, Palau).

Guemal

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.