Chacoan Mara vs Forest Ironplum

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Ironplum

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.