Chacoan Mara vs Minute duckweed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Lemna minuta

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Minute duckweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Minute duckweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Caviidae	Araceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Lemna
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Lemna minuta

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Minute duckweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Minute duckweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Minute duckweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (22 countries), North America (Canada), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.