Formosan Serow vs Gunpowder tree

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Melochia umbellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Formosan Serow Gunpowder tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates) Malvales (Malvales)
Family Bovidae (Bovids) Malvaceae
Genus Capricornis Melochia
Species Capricornis swinhoei Melochia umbellata

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Gunpowder tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Formosan Serow Gunpowder tree
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.

Gunpowder tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Palau, Papua New Guinea, and United States.

Formosan Serow

No description available.

Gunpowder tree

No description available.

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