Chacoan Mara vs Safflower

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Carthamus tinctorius

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Carthamus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Carthamus tinctorius

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Libya), Asia (6 countries), Europe (24 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).

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.