Chacoan Mara vs Sand Hickory

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Carya pallida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Sand Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Caviidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Carya
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Carya pallida

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Sand Hickory

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Sand Hickory
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sand Hickory

Habitat

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

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.