Chacoan Mara vs Little Chamal

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Zamia vazquezii

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Little Chamal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Little Chamal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Caviidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Zamia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Zamia vazquezii

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Little Chamal
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little Chamal

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.