Chacoan Mara vs Leafy Gagea

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Gagea foliosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Caviidae	Liliaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Gagea
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Leafy Gagea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

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

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.