Formosan Serow vs Wormwood Plume

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Hellinsia lienigianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Wormwood Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pterophoridae
Genus	Capricornis	Hellinsia
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Hellinsia lienigianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Wormwood Plume share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Wormwood Plume

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Wormwood Plume
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.

Wormwood Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), South Africa, Zimbabwe), Asia (8 countries), Europe (23 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan