Formosan Serow vs Hispid starbur

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Acanthospermum hispidum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Hispid starbur is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Hispid starbur
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Capricornis	Acanthospermum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Acanthospermum hispidum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Hispid starbur

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Hispid starbur
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.

Hispid starbur

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (27 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).