Formosan Serow vs Mediterranean sage

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Salvia aethiopis

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Mediterranean sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Mediterranean sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Lamiaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Salvia
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Salvia aethiopis

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Mediterranean sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Mediterranean sage
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.

Mediterranean sage

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Cyprus, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).