Chacoan Mara vs Fishpoison

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Tephrosia purpurea

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Fishpoison is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Fishpoison
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Tephrosia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Tephrosia purpurea

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Fishpoison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Fishpoison
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fishpoison

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (Malaysia, Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Tonga), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.