Chacoan Mara vs Sapele

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Entandrophragma cylindricum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Sapele is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Sapele
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Meliaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Entandrophragma
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Entandrophragma cylindricum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Sapele

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Sapele

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.