Ear tree vs Patagonian mara

Enterolobium cyclocarpum compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Ear tree is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ear tree	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Enterolobium	Dolichotis
Species	Enterolobium cyclocarpum	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Ear tree

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ear tree	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ear tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and deserts and xeric shrublands spanning the Australasia and Neotropic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Papua New Guinea), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.