Chacoan Mara vs Fringed rue

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Ruta
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Fringed rue
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed rue

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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.