Formosan Serow vs Giant Furrow Bee

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Halictus quadricinctus

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Giant Furrow Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Giant Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Halictidae
Genus	Capricornis	Halictus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Halictus quadricinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Giant Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Giant Furrow Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Giant Furrow Bee
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 Furrow Bee

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Ethiopia, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.