Chacoan Mara vs root-eating beetle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	root-eating beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caviidae	Monotomidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Rhizophagus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Rhizophagus bipustulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and root-eating beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

root-eating beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	root-eating beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

root-eating beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.