Formosan Serow vs Silver Pheasant

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Lophura nycthemera

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Silver Pheasant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Silver Pheasant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Phasianidae
Genus	Capricornis	Lophura
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Lophura nycthemera

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Silver Pheasant share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Silver Pheasant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Silver Pheasant
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.

Silver Pheasant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador).

Silver Pheasant

Silver Pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan