Formosan Serow vs Foxtail

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Foxtail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Amaranthus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Foxtail
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan