Patagonian mara vs River Maple

Dolichotis patagonum compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Patagonian mara is Near Threatened while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Patagonian mara	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Caviidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Acer
Species	Dolichotis patagonum	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Patagonian mara	River Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium