Chacoan Mara vs Surinam cherry

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Eugenia uniflora

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Surinam cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Surinam cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Caviidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Eugenia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Eugenia uniflora

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Surinam cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Surinam cherry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Surinam cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (13 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, United Kingdom), North America (12 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.