Formosan Serow vs Horsetail

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Equisetum laevigatum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Horsetail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Horsetail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Equisetales (Equisetales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Equisetaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Equisetum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Equisetum laevigatum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Horsetail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Horsetail
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.

Horsetail

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.