Chacoan Mara vs Giant arrowhead

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Sagittaria montevidensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Giant arrowhead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Giant arrowhead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Caviidae	Alismataceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Sagittaria
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Sagittaria montevidensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Giant arrowhead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Giant arrowhead
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant arrowhead

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Tanzania), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

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.