Chacoan Mara vs Laurel

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Caviidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Guatteria
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Laurel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.