Chacoan Mara vs White Cheese Polypore

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Caviidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Tyromyces
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	White Cheese Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.