Chacoan Mara vs Northern needleleaf

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Tillandsia balbisiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Northern needleleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Bromeliaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Tillandsia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Tillandsia balbisiana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Northern needleleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern needleleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, 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.