Chacoan Mara vs Pacific false buttonweed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Spermacoce exilis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Pacific false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Pacific false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Caviidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Spermacoce
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Spermacoce exilis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Pacific false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Pacific false buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pacific false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Singapore, Timor-Leste, Vietnam), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (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.