Chacoan Mara vs mescal agave

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Agave angustifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	mescal agave
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Caviidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Agave
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Agave angustifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

mescal agave

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	mescal agave
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mescal agave

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Europe (Spain), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.