Chacoan Mara vs Mountain Cherry

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Prunus prostrata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Mountain Cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain Cherry

Habitat

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

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.