Chacoan Mara vs Mountain ebony

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Bauhinia variegata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Mountain ebony is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Mountain ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Bauhinia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Bauhinia variegata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Mountain ebony

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Mountain ebony

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (14 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Fiji, Samoa), and South America (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.