Chacoan Mara vs Papyrusstaude

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cyperus papyrus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Papyrusstaude
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordatiere)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Säugetiere)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Nagetiere)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Caviidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cyperus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Papyrusstaude

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Papyrusstaude
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Papyrusstaude

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.