Chacoan Mara vs Oily Pectis

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Pectis tenuifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Oily Pectis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Pectis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Pectis tenuifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Oily Pectis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Oily Pectis
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Oily Pectis

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.