Formosan Serow vs Greater dodder

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Cuscuta europaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Greater dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Cuscuta
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Cuscuta europaea

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Greater dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Greater dodder
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.

Greater dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Bhutan, Turkey), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).