Chacoan Mara vs Elegant Polypore

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cerioporus varius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Elegant Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Caviidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cerioporus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cerioporus varius

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Elegant Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Elegant Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elegant Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.