Chacoan Mara vs cow-itch

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Mucuna pruriens

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while cow-itch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	cow-itch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Mucuna
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Mucuna pruriens

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

cow-itch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	cow-itch
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

cow-itch

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.