Formosan Serow vs Prickly fanpetals

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Sida spinosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Prickly fanpetals
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Malvaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Sida
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Sida spinosa

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Prickly fanpetals

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Prickly fanpetals
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 fanpetals

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad), Asia (5 countries), Europe (16 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan