Chacoan Mara vs Soapberry

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Sapindus saponaria

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Soapberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Soapberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Sapindus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Sapindus saponaria

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Soapberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Soapberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Soapberry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (9 countries), Asia (India, Vietnam), North America (Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

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.