Deviltree vs Patagonian mara

Alstonia macrophylla compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Deviltree is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Deviltree	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Gentianales (Gentianales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Apocynaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Alstonia	Dolichotis
Species	Alstonia macrophylla	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Deviltree

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Deviltree	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Deviltree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Congo (DRC), Seychelles, Sri Lanka, and United States.

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.