Chacoan Mara vs Myrtle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Corymbia torelliana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Caviidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Corymbia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Corymbia torelliana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Myrtle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Myrtle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, and United States.

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.