Chacoan Mara vs Crowned Tooth

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Hydnellum lepidum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Crowned Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Crowned Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Caviidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Hydnellum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Hydnellum lepidum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Crowned Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Crowned Tooth
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Crowned Tooth

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.