Formosan Serow vs Weed silene

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Silene conoidea

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Weed silene is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Weed silene
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Silene
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Silene conoidea

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Weed silene

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Weed silene
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.

Weed silene

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (9 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).