Formosan Serow vs Japanese Water Shrew

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Chimarrogale platycephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Japanese Water Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Soricidae
Genus	Capricornis	Chimarrogale
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Chimarrogale platycephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Japanese Water Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Japanese Water Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Japanese Water Shrew
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 Water Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.