Formosan Serow vs areca

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Areca catechu

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while areca is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	areca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Arecaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Areca
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Areca catechu

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

areca

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	areca
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.

areca

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Marshall Islands), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan