Formosan Serow vs Water yam

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Dioscorea alata

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Water yam is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Water yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Dioscorea
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Dioscorea alata

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Water yam
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.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan