Chacoan Mara vs prairie spiderwort

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Caviidae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Tradescantia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	prairie spiderwort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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

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.