Formosan Serow vs Light Bossé

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Leplaea cedrata

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Light Bossé is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Light Bossé
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)	Meliaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Leplaea
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Leplaea cedrata

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Light Bossé

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Light Bossé
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.

Light Bossé

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.