Formosan Serow vs silverleaf desmodium

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Desmodium uncinatum

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while silverleaf desmodium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	silverleaf desmodium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Fabaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Desmodium
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Desmodium uncinatum

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

silverleaf desmodium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	silverleaf desmodium
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.

silverleaf desmodium

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (El Salvador, Honduras), Oceania and the Pacific (5 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan