Formosan Serow vs Sweetpotato

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Ipomoea batatas

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Sweetpotato is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Sweetpotato
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Ipomoea
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Ipomoea batatas

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Sweetpotato

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Sweetpotato
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.

Sweetpotato

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (5 countries), North America (Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan