Formosan Serow vs Himalayan Maple

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Acer oblongum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Himalayan Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Acer
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Acer oblongum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Himalayan Maple
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.

Himalayan Maple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, temperate coniferous forests, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Afghanistan, Algeria, and Tanzania.