Chacoan Mara vs Giant dodder

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cuscuta reflexa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Giant dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caviidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cuscuta
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cuscuta reflexa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Giant dodder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Giant dodder

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Bhutan, Mauritius, and United States.

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.