Chacoan Mara vs Lesser Whipwort

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Caviidae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Bazzania
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Lesser Whipwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.