Chacoan Mara vs Prickly Pole

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Caviidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Bactris
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Prickly Pole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Pole

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.