Formosan Serow vs Tape grass

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Tape grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Vallisneria
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Vallisneria spiralis

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Tape grass
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.

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).