Formosan Serow vs Prickly Coontail

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Ceratophyllum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.