Chacoan Mara vs Goatgrass

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Aegilops peregrina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Goatgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Aegilops
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Aegilops peregrina

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Goatgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Goatgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Goatgrass

Habitat

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

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.