Capricornis swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1862

Formosan Serow

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Placentalia
Magnorder : Boreoeutheria
Superorder : Laurasiatheria
Order : Artiodactyla
Suborder : Ruminantia
Infraorder : Pecora
Family : Bovidae
Subfamily : Antilopinae
Tribe : Caprini
Genus : Capricornis

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Gray, J.E. 1862-10-01. Notice of a new "wild goat" (_Capricornus Swinhoei_) from the island of Formosa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (3)10(58):320.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162492

Original name as described

Capricornus Swinhoei

Type locality

Formosa.

Biogeographic realm

Palearctic

Country distribution

Taiwan

IUCN Red List status

Least Concern

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006193

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Capricornis Swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1872

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

21

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707765

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

  1. Gray (1872:21, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8707765) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38721)
  2. Lydekker (1913:201, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21771888) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39844)
  3. Grubb (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8535)
  4. Smith & Xie (2008:476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/64149)
  5. Wilson & Mittermeier (2011:704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67176)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #3810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #3810) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1006193) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/3810/10096148) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Nemorhædus swinhoei

(J. R. Ward, 1910)

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

344

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015987

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Ward (1910:344, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15015987) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39628)

Capricornus Swinhoei

J. E. Gray, 1862

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoei

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

320

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22162492

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Capricornis swinhoii

J. E. Gray, 1863

Family

Bovidae

Root name

swinhoii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

263

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31577307

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

  1. Groves & Grubb (2011:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)
  2. Groves & Grubb (2011:260) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/30388)

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