Chacoan Mara vs long yam

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Caviidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Dioscorea
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

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.