Formosan Serow vs Pistachio nut

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Pistacia vera

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Pistachio nut is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Pistachio nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Anacardiaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Pistacia
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Pistacia vera

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Pistachio nut

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Pistachio nut
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.

Pistachio nut

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Libya, Rwanda), Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (7 countries), and North America (United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.