Chacoan Mara vs Finger Cactus

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Coryphantha sulcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Finger Cactus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Coryphantha
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Coryphantha sulcata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Finger Cactus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Finger Cactus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Finger Cactus

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.