Chacoan Mara vs Urchin Earthfan

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Thelephora penicillata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Urchin Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Caviidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Thelephora
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Thelephora penicillata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Urchin Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Urchin Earthfan
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urchin Earthfan

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.