Formosan Serow vs Prickly Heath

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Prickly Heath
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ericaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Gaultheria
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Gaultheria mucronata

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Prickly Heath
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 Heath

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.