Chacoan Mara vs Peruvian groundcherry

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Physalis peruviana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Peruvian groundcherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Peruvian groundcherry
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	Physalis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Physalis peruviana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Peruvian groundcherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Peruvian groundcherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Peruvian groundcherry

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (29 countries), Asia (9 countries), Europe (22 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (Brazil, Chile, 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.