Formosan Serow vs Pill Beetle

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Byrrhus pilula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Pill Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Byrrhidae
Genus	Capricornis	Byrrhus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Byrrhus pilula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Pill Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Pill Beetle
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.

Pill Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.