Formosan Serow vs Swampmahogany

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Eucalyptus robusta

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Swampmahogany is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Swampmahogany
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Eucalyptus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Eucalyptus robusta

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Swampmahogany

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Swampmahogany
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.

Swampmahogany

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Vietnam), Europe (6 countries), North America (Nicaragua, Panama, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Micronesia), and South America (Brazil). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan