Chacoan Mara vs round-leaf cassia

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chacoan Mara round-leaf cassia
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Caviidae Fabaceae
Genus Dolichotis Chamaecrista
Species Dolichotis salinicola Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chacoan Mara round-leaf cassia
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

round-leaf cassia

No description available.

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