Chacoan Mara vs Painted Suillus

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Caviidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Suillus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Painted Suillus
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan 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.