Formosan Serow vs giant apple snail

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Pomacea maculata

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while giant apple snail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	giant apple snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Architaenioglossa (Architaenioglossa)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ampullariidae
Genus	Capricornis	Pomacea
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Pomacea maculata

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and giant apple snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

giant apple snail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	giant apple snail
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.

giant apple snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Thailand, Vietnam), Europe (Norway, Sweden), and North America (United States).