Chacoan Mara vs Water-snowflake

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Nymphoides indica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Water-snowflake
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Menyanthaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Nymphoides
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Nymphoides indica

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Water-snowflake

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Water-snowflake
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water-snowflake

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guinea, Indonesia, Taiwan, and 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.