Chacoan Mara vs Forked Aster

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Eurybia furcata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Forked Aster is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Forked Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Eurybia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Eurybia furcata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Forked Aster

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Forked Aster
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Forked Aster

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.