Formosan Serow vs Lesser Featherwort

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Plagiochila porelloides

Key Differences

Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Lesser Featherwort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Lesser Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Plagiochila
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Plagiochila porelloides

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Featherwort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Lesser Featherwort
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.

Lesser Featherwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.