Chacoan Mara vs Water spangles

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Salvinia minima

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Water spangles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Water spangles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Caviidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Salvinia
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Salvinia minima

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Water spangles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Water spangles
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Water spangles

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Sri Lanka), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.