Chacoan Mara vs Stinking chamomile

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Anthemis cotula

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Stinking chamomile is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Stinking chamomile
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Anthemis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Anthemis cotula

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Stinking chamomile

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Stinking chamomile
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Stinking chamomile

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Georgia, India), Europe (13 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.