Formosan Serow vs Javan Rusa

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Javan Rusa
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Capricornis	Rusa
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Javan Rusa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Javan Rusa
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.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.