Formosan Serow vs Violet Tooth

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Bankeraceae
Genus	Capricornis	Hydnellum
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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