Chacoan Mara vs Subterranean clover

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Trifolium subterraneum

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Subterranean clover is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Subterranean clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Caviidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Trifolium
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Trifolium subterraneum

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Subterranean clover

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Subterranean clover
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Subterranean clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan, Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.