Formosan Serow vs Taiga tick

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Ixodes persulcatus

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while Taiga tick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Taiga tick
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Arachnida (クモガタ類)
Order	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Ixodida (マダニ)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Ixodidae
Genus	Capricornis	Ixodes
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Ixodes persulcatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Taiga tick share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (動物)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Taiga tick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Taiga tick
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.

Taiga tick

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and Taiwan.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan