Chacoan Mara vs Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Dichanthelium implicatum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Dichanthelium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Dichanthelium implicatum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slender-Stemmed Panicgrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.