Formosan Serow vs Ontong Java Flying Fox

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Pteropus howensis

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Ontong Java Flying Fox is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Ontong Java Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Capricornis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Pteropus howensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Ontong Java Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mammifères)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Ontong Java Flying Fox

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Ontong Java Flying Fox
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.

Ontong Java Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.