Chacoan Mara vs Desert Dandelion

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Taraxacum desertorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Desert Dandelion
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	Taraxacum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Taraxacum desertorum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Desert Dandelion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Desert Dandelion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Dandelion

Habitat

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

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.