Formosan Serow vs Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Brachytarsomys villosa

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Hairy-tailed Tree Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Nesomyidae
Genus	Capricornis	Brachytarsomys
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Brachytarsomys villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Hairy-tailed Tree Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Hairy-tailed Tree Rat
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.

Hairy-tailed Tree Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.