Chacoan Mara vs Forest Croton

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Croton sylvaticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Forest Croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Caviidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Croton
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Croton sylvaticus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Forest Croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Forest Croton
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Croton

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.