Chacoan Mara vs Elephant Apple

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Dillenia indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Elephant Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dilleniales (Dilleniales)
Family	Caviidae	Dilleniaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Dillenia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Dillenia indica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Elephant Apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Elephant Apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Elephant Apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.