Chacoan Mara vs Staph beetle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Philonthus varians

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Staph beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caviidae	Staphylinidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Philonthus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Philonthus varians

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Staph beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Staph beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Staph beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Staph beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Kyrgyzstan), Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, 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.