Formosan Serow vs sika deer

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Cervus nippon

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while sika deer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	sika deer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Capricornis	Cervus (True Deer)
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Cervus nippon

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and sika deer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (Even-toed Ungulates)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

sika deer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	sika deer
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.

sika deer

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Azerbaijan, Japan, Vietnam), Europe (22 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

sika deer

sika deer (Cervus nippon) is classified as Not Evaluated (NE) on the IUCN Red List. Not yet evaluated against IUCN Red List criteria. Conservation status remains to be determined.