Formosan Serow vs Murex

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Medicago murex

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Murex is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Murex
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Medicago
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Medicago murex

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Murex

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Murex
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.

Murex

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (6 countries).