Formosan Serow vs Western White Pine

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Pinus monticola

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Western White Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Western White Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Capricornis	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Pinus monticola

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Western White Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Western White Pine
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.

Western White Pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.