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title: "Taiwanese bosgems"
description: "Capricornis swinhoei — Zoogdieren. The Taiwanese serow (Capricornis swinhoei) also known as the Formosan serow, is a small species of bovid that is endemic to Taiwan."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/taiwan-serow
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Taiwanese bosgems

> Capricornis swinhoei — Zoogdieren. The Taiwanese serow (Capricornis swinhoei) also known as the Formosan serow, is a small species of bovid that is endemic to Taiwan.

- Scientific name: *Capricornis swinhoei*
- Category: `mammals` (Zoogdieren)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos), `mountains` (Bergen)
- iNaturalist observations: 1124
- Wikidata: [Q715983](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715983)
- iNaturalist taxon: [74144](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/74144)

## Names

- en: Taiwan Serow
- de: Formosaserau
- es: Serau de Formosa
- fr: Serow de Taïwan
- nl: Taiwanese bosgems

## Countries with the most observations

TW (995)

## Summary

The Taiwanese serow (Capricornis swinhoei) also known as the Formosan serow, is a small species of bovid that is endemic to Taiwan.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_serow

## Photo

![Taiwanese bosgems](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/taiwan-serow/medium.jpg)

Photo: prodewald · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/214575634

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/taiwan-serow?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).