Coelacanth vs 臺灣野山羊

Latimeria chalumnae compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Key Differences

• Coelacanth is Critically Endangered while 臺灣野山羊 is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Coelacanth	臺灣野山羊
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Coelacanthi (Coelacanthi)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Coelacanthiformes (腔棘鱼目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Latimeriidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Latimeria	Capricornis
Species	Latimeria chalumnae	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Coelacanth and 臺灣野山羊 share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (脊索动物门)

Conservation Status

Coelacanth

CR — Critically Endangered

Population: ~500

Trend: Decreasing ↓

臺灣野山羊

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Coelacanth	臺灣野山羊
Diet	Carnivore	—
Average Lifespan	100 years	—
Average Length	1.8 m	—
Average Weight	80.0 kg	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Coelacanth

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Indonesia, Mozambique, and South Africa. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

臺灣野山羊

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Coelacanth

腔棘鱼在1938年于南非附近海域重新发现之前，被认为已灭绝了6500万年，这种'活化石'可长达2米、重达90千克。它属于比辐鳍鱼类更接近四足动物的古老肉鳍鱼类谱系，对理解脊椎动物进化具有极高的科学价值。栖息于印度洋深水岩礁生境，夜行性，通过体内受精产下完全发育的幼鱼。极危（CR）物种。