Chacoan Mara vs Ruby Bolete

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Hortiboletus rubellus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Ruby Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Caviidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Hortiboletus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Hortiboletus rubellus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Ruby Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Ruby Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Ruby Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.