Chacoan Mara vs Scots pine blister rust

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cronartium pini

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Scots pine blister rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Scots pine blister rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Caviidae	Cronartiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cronartium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cronartium pini

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Scots pine blister rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Scots pine blister rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Scots pine blister rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.