Chacoan Mara vs Crested Oval Sedge

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Carex cristatella

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Crested Oval Sedge is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Crested Oval Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Carex
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Carex cristatella

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Crested Oval Sedge

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Crested Oval Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crested Oval Sedge

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.