Formosan Serow vs casca-de-ferro

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Eucalyptus paniculata

Key Differences

• Formosan Serow is Least Concern while casca-de-ferro is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	casca-de-ferro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Myrtaceae
Genus	Capricornis	Eucalyptus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Eucalyptus paniculata

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

casca-de-ferro

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	casca-de-ferro
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.

casca-de-ferro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Thailand, Vietnam), North America (Haiti, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (4 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.