Chacoan Mara vs Prickly Yellow

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Prickly Yellow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Prickly Yellow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Zanthoxylum
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Zanthoxylum caribaeum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Yellow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prickly Yellow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.