Chacoan Mara vs Grooved Flax

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Linum sulcatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Grooved Flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Grooved Flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Caviidae	Linaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Linum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Linum sulcatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Grooved Flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Grooved Flax
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Grooved Flax

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.