Chacoan Mara vs Garden orache

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Atriplex hortensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Garden orache is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Garden orache
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Atriplex
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Atriplex hortensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Garden orache

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Garden orache
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Garden orache

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.