Formosan Serow vs Glabrous Catsear

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Hypochaeris glabra

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Glabrous Catsear is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Glabrous Catsear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Capricornis	Hypochaeris
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Hypochaeris glabra

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Glabrous Catsear

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Glabrous Catsear
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.

Glabrous Catsear

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (5 countries). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan