Chacoan Mara vs Slippery Jack

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Suillus luteus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Caviidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Suillus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Slippery Jack
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Slippery Jack

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.