Chacoan Mara vs Chia

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Salvia hispanica

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Chia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Chia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Caviidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Salvia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Salvia hispanica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.