Formosan Serow vs gratiola

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Gratiola
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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