Formosan Serow vs Oriental House Rat

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Rattus tanezumi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Formosan Serow	Oriental House Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Kordalılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class same	Mammalia (memeliler)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Artiodactyla (Çift toynaklılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Capricornis	Rattus
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Rattus tanezumi

Evolutionary Relationship

Formosan Serow and Oriental House Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (memeliler)

Conservation Status

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Oriental House Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Formosan Serow	Oriental House 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.

Oriental House Rat

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Eswatini, Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Philippines, Taiwan), and Oceania and the Pacific (Kiribati).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇹🇼 Taiwan