Chacoan Mara vs wild safflower

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Carthamus oxyacanthus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while wild safflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	wild safflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Caviidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Dolichotis	Carthamus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Carthamus oxyacanthus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

wild safflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	wild safflower
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

wild safflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Pakistan, and Sweden.

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.