Chacoan Mara vs Northern Firefly

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Pyractomena borealis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Northern Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caviidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Dolichotis	Pyractomena
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Pyractomena borealis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Northern Firefly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Northern Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Northern Firefly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.