臺灣野山羊 vs Javan Rusa

Capricornis swinhoei compared with Rusa timorensis

Key Differences

• 臺灣野山羊 is Least Concern while Javan Rusa is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	臺灣野山羊	Javan Rusa
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 same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Bovidae (Bovids)	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Capricornis	Rusa
Species	Capricornis swinhoei	Rusa timorensis

Evolutionary Relationship

臺灣野山羊 and Javan Rusa share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (偶蹄目)

Conservation Status

臺灣野山羊

LC — Least Concern

Javan Rusa

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	臺灣野山羊	Javan Rusa
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

臺灣野山羊

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

Javan Rusa

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Afrotropic and Oceanian realms.

Range

Distributed across Mauritius, New Zealand, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.