Chacoan Mara vs Goa-bean

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Goa-bean is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Goa-bean
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	Psophocarpus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Psophocarpus tetragonolobus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Goa-bean

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Goa-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goa-bean

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Philippines, and Taiwan.

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.