Chacoan Mara vs Lakeshore nutrush

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Scleria lacustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Lakeshore nutrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Scleria
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Scleria lacustris

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Lakeshore nutrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Lakeshore nutrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lakeshore nutrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Bolivia, Brazil, Cuba, 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.