Vison d'amérique vs Formosan Serow

Mustela vison compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Vison d'amérique is Not Evaluated while Formosan Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Vison d'amérique	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Carnivora (carnivores)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Mustela	Capricornis
Species	Mustela vison	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Vison d'amérique and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Vison d'amérique

NE — Not Evaluated

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Vison d'amérique	Formosan Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Vison d'amérique

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile, Ecuador).

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Vison d'amérique

The American mink (Mustela vison) is a species in the genus Mustela. Found across multiple habitat types including temperate coniferous forests, montane grasslands and shrublands, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland en.