Chacoan Mara vs Kola nut

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cola nitida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Kola nut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Caviidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cola
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cola nitida

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Kola nut

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Kola nut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Kola nut

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Guinea, India, and Seychelles.

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.