Chacoan Mara vs Pale Great Bulrush

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Pale Great Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Schoenoplectus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Schoenoplectus heterochaetus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Pale Great Bulrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Pale Great Bulrush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Pale Great Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.