Formosan Serow vs Wild Lettuce

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Lactuca quercina

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Wild Lettuce is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Wild Lettuce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Capricornis	Lactuca
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Lactuca quercina

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Wild Lettuce

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Wild Lettuce
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.

Wild Lettuce

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.