Chacoan Mara vs Gray-headed Flying Fox

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Pteropus poliocephalus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Gray-headed Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Caviidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Dolichotis	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Pteropus poliocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Gray-headed Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Gray-headed Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Gray-headed Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray-headed Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.