Chacoan Mara vs Little long-tailed dunnart

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Sminthopsis dolichura

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chacoan Mara Little long-tailed dunnart
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (Chordates) Chordata (Chordates)
Class same Mammalia (Mammals) Mammalia (Mammals)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family Caviidae Dasyuridae
Genus Dolichotis Sminthopsis
Species Dolichotis salinicola Sminthopsis dolichura

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Little long-tailed dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Little long-tailed dunnart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chacoan Mara Little long-tailed dunnart
Diet — —
Average Lifespan — —
Average Length — —
Average Weight — —

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Little long-tailed dunnart

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Little long-tailed dunnart

No description available.

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