Chacoan Mara vs Urucuri palm

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Attalea phalerata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Urucuri 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	Attalea
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Attalea phalerata

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Urucuri palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Urucuri palm
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Urucuri palm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.