Formosan Serow vs Sour Prickle

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Opuntia dillenii

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Sour Prickle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Sour Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cactaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Opuntia
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Opuntia dillenii

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Sour Prickle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Sour Prickle
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.

Sour Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar), Asia (5 countries), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan