Chacoan Mara vs Tufted Sedge

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Tufted Sedge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Caviidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Bulbostylis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Bulbostylis lichtensteiniana

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Tufted Sedge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Tufted Sedge
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tufted Sedge

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.