Formosan Serow vs Purple Potato

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Solanum vernei

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Purple Potato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Purple Potato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Solanaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Solanum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Solanum vernei

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Purple Potato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Purple Potato
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.

Purple Potato

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.