Chacoan Mara vs Hairy Panic Grass

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Panicum effusum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Hairy Panic Grass
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	Panicum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Panicum effusum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Panic Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Hairy Panic Grass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hairy Panic Grass

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.