Chacoan Mara vs Golden-Heather

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Hudsonia ericoides

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Golden-Heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Golden-Heather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Caviidae	Cistaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Hudsonia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Hudsonia ericoides

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Golden-Heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Golden-Heather
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Golden-Heather

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, 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.