Collared Inca vs Patagonian mara

Coeligena torquata compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Collared Inca is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Collared Inca	Patagonian mara
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Trochilidae	Caviidae
Genus	Coeligena	Dolichotis
Species	Coeligena torquata	Dolichotis patagonum

Evolutionary Relationship

Collared Inca and Patagonian mara share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Collared Inca

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Collared Inca	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Collared Inca

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, and Venezuela.

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Collared Inca

A medium-large hummingbird of Andean montane forests from Colombia to Bolivia, collared incas have striking black and white plumage with a broad white chest band and distinctive white tail patches visible in flight. Inhabiting forest and forest edges at elevations of 1,700–3,200 meters, they feed at diverse flowering plants and are important pollinators of large-flowered Andean shrubs and trees. Their contrasting white tail patches flash prominently during hovering flight, aiding species recognition.