Formosan Serow vs lizard crystalwort

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Riccia bifurca

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while lizard crystalwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	lizard crystalwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ricciaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Riccia
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Riccia bifurca

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

lizard crystalwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	lizard crystalwort
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.

lizard crystalwort

Habitat

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

Range

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