Chacoan Mara vs Smooth Stonewort

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Caviidae	Characeae
Genus	Dolichotis	Nitella
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.