Chacoan Mara vs scimitar-bean

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Canavalia gladiata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while scimitar-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	scimitar-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Canavalia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Canavalia gladiata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

scimitar-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	scimitar-bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

scimitar-bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Philippines, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil).

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.