Chacoan Mara vs Streamside Swordfern

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Caviidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Nephrolepis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Streamside Swordfern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.