Chacoan Mara vs Wrinkled medick

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Medicago rugosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chacoan Mara Wrinkled medick
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Rodentia (Rodents) Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family Caviidae Fabaceae
Genus Dolichotis Medicago
Species Dolichotis salinicola Medicago rugosa

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Wrinkled medick

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chacoan Mara Wrinkled medick
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Wrinkled medick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

Wrinkled medick

No description available.

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