Formosan Serow vs Green Abalone

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Haliotis fulgens

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Green Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Green Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Haliotidae
Genus	Capricornis	Haliotis
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Haliotis fulgens

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Green Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Green Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Green Abalone
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.

Green Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

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