Formosan Serow vs Red Abalone

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Haliotis rufescens

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Red Abalone is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Red Abalone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepetellida (Lepetellida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Haliotidae
Genus	Capricornis	Haliotis
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Haliotis rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Red Abalone share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Red Abalone

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Red Abalone
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.

Red Abalone

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate coniferous forests, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 9 distinct biome types spanning the Indomalayan and Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Chile, China, Norway, Peru, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan