Chacoan Mara vs Sallow Pigmy

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Stigmella salicis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chacoan Mara Sallow Pigmy
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Caviidae Nepticulidae
Genus Dolichotis Stigmella
Species Dolichotis salinicola Stigmella salicis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Sallow Pigmy share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Sallow Pigmy

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chacoan Mara Sallow Pigmy
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sallow Pigmy

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Sallow Pigmy

No description available.

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