Chacoan Mara vs River False Buttonweed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Spermacoce tenuior

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	River False Buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Caviidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Spermacoce
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Spermacoce tenuior

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

River False Buttonweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	River False Buttonweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

River False Buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, and Madagascar.

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.