Chacoan Mara vs Cream Pea

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Lathyrus ochroleucus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Cream Pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Cream Pea
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	Lathyrus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Lathyrus ochroleucus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Cream Pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Cream Pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cream Pea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

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.