Chacoan Mara vs Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Cricetomys gambianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order same	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)	Rodentia (hewan pengerat)
Family	Caviidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Cricetomys
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Cricetomys gambianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Northern Giant Pouched Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (hewan pengerat)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Northern Giant Pouched Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Giant Pouched Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in 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.