Centaury vs Chacoan Mara

Cirsium eliasianum compared with Dolichotis salinicola

Key Differences

• Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chacoan Mara is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Centaury	Chacoan Mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Caviidae
Genus	Cirsium	Dolichotis
Species	Cirsium eliasianum	Dolichotis salinicola

Conservation Status

Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Centaury	Chacoan Mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Centaury

The Centaury (Cirsium eliasianum) is a species in the genus Cirsium. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Chacoan Mara

The Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) is a species in the genus Dolichotis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.