Chacoan Mara vs Thatch Palm

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Coccothrinax inaguensis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Thatch Palm is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Thatch Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Caviidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Coccothrinax
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Coccothrinax inaguensis

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Thatch Palm

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Thatch Palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thatch Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.