Formosan Serow vs Japanese Maple

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Acer palmatum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Japanese Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Japanese 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 palmatum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Japanese 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.

Japanese Maple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Turkey), Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).