Chacoan Mara vs Hoary Rosette Lichen

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Physcia aipolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Hoary Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Caviidae	Physciaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Physcia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Physcia aipolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Hoary Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Hoary Rosette Lichen
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Hoary Rosette Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.