Formosan Serow vs Red-Seeded Dandelion

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Taraxacum erythrospermum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Red-Seeded Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Red-Seeded Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Capricornis	Taraxacum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Taraxacum erythrospermum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Red-Seeded Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Red-Seeded Dandelion
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-Seeded Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Iceland, Japan, Norway, and United States.