Chacoan Mara vs Gambia-pea

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Crotalaria goreensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Gambia-pea is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Gambia-pea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Crotalaria
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Crotalaria goreensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Gambia-pea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Gambia-pea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gambia-pea

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (India, Malaysia, Taiwan), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Nauru, Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Guyana).

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.