Chacoan Mara vs Field Thistle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cirsium discolor

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Field Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Field Thistle
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	Cirsium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cirsium discolor

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Field Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Field Thistle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Field Thistle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.