Chacoan Mara vs Violet checkered beetle

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Necrobia violacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Violet checkered beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Caviidae	Cleridae
Genus	Dolichotis	Necrobia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Necrobia violacea

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Violet checkered beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Violet checkered beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Violet checkered beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Violet checkered beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan, Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.