Chacoan Mara vs Jumping cholla

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cylindropuntia fulgida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Jumping cholla
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cylindropuntia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cylindropuntia fulgida

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Jumping cholla

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Jumping cholla
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Jumping cholla

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, South Africa, United States, and Zimbabwe.

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.