Chacoan Mara vs Forest Num-num

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Carissa bispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Caviidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Carissa
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Forest Num-num
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.