Chacoan Mara vs spiral ginger

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Costus pulverulentus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	spiral ginger
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Zingiberales (Zingiberales)
Family	Caviidae	Costaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Costus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Costus pulverulentus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

spiral ginger

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	spiral ginger
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

spiral ginger

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Honduras, 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.