Chacoan Mara vs Maltesecross

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Silene chalcedonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Maltesecross
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Silene
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Silene chalcedonica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Maltesecross

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Maltesecross
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Maltesecross

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (4 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.