Chacoan Mara vs Leafless Ballart

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Caviidae	Santalaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Exocarpos
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Leafless Ballart
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.