Formosan Serow vs

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Stephanoeca kentii

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Choanozoa (Choanozoa)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Choanoflagellatea (Choanoflagellatea)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Choanoflagellida (Choanoflagellida)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Acanthoecidae
Genus	Capricornis	Stephanoeca
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Stephanoeca kentii

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow
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.

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Stephanoeca kentii is a loricate choanoflagellate, a marine unicellular organism that constructs a delicate basket-like structure (lorica) of siliceous strips surrounding its cell. It inhabits coastal and oceanic waters where it feeds on picoplankton bacteria. Choanoflagellates like this species are of scientific interest as the closest living unicellular relatives of animals.