Chacoan Mara vs Leopard Earthball

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Caviidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Scleroderma
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Leopard Earthball
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.