Chacoan Mara vs Desert Firetail

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Telebasis salva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Desert Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Caviidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Telebasis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Telebasis salva

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Desert Firetail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Desert Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.