Chacoan Mara vs Cuman Ragweed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Ambrosia psilostachya

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Cuman Ragweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Cuman Ragweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Ambrosia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Ambrosia psilostachya

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Cuman Ragweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Cuman Ragweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Cuman Ragweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Iran, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.