Formosan Serow vs Pavement ant

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Tetramorium caespitum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Pavement ant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Formicidae
Genus	Capricornis	Tetramorium
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Tetramorium caespitum

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Pavement ant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Pavement ant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Pavement ant
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.

Pavement ant

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Venezuela).