Chacoan Mara vs Red flour beetle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Tribolium castaneum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Red flour beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caviidae	Tenebrionidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Tribolium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Tribolium castaneum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Red flour beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Red flour beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Red flour beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red flour beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (25 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Colombia, Venezuela).

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.