Chacoan Mara vs Desert Thorn

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Lycium minimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Desert Thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caviidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Lycium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Lycium minimum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Desert Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Desert Thorn

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.