Chacoan Mara vs Piggyback Shanklet

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Collybia cirrhata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Piggyback Shanklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Caviidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Collybia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Collybia cirrhata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Piggyback Shanklet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Piggyback Shanklet
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Piggyback Shanklet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, 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.