floating crystalwort vs Formosan Serow

Riccia fluitans compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• floating crystalwort is Near Threatened while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	floating crystalwort	Formosan Serow
Kingdom	Plantae (planta)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Ricciaceae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Riccia	Capricornis
Species	Riccia fluitans	Capricornis swinhoei

Conservation Status

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	floating crystalwort	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan