Chacoan Mara vs Olive Wax Cap

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Caviidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Hygrophorus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Olive Wax Cap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.