Chacoan Mara vs Floating Bur-Reed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Sparganium fluctuans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Floating Bur-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Typhaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Sparganium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Sparganium fluctuans

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Floating Bur-Reed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Floating Bur-Reed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Floating Bur-Reed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.