Chacoan Mara vs Stinging Tree

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Stinging Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Dendrocnide
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Dendrocnide peltata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Stinging Tree
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinging Tree

Habitat

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

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.