Chacoan Mara vs Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Lepilemur dorsalis

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Gray’s Sportive Lemur is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class same	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Primates (Primaten)
Family	Caviidae	Lepilemuridae
Genus	Dolichotis	Lepilemur
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Lepilemur dorsalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Gray’s Sportive Lemur share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Säugetiere)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Gray’s Sportive Lemur
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Gray’s Sportive Lemur

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.