Chacoan Mara vs Orinoco-apple

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Solanum sessiliflorum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Orinoco-apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Orinoco-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Caviidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Solanum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Solanum sessiliflorum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Orinoco-apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Orinoco-apple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orinoco-apple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.