Chacoan Mara vs Thatch palm

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Sabal yapa

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	Sabal
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

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.

Range

Found in 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.