Chacoan Mara vs Red melastome

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Caviidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Melastoma
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Red melastome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Red melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.