Chacoan Mara vs Large Short-tailed Rat

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Large Short-tailed Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Rodentia (Roedores)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Caviidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Brachyuromys
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Brachyuromys ramirohitra

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and Large Short-tailed Rat share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (Roedores)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Large Short-tailed Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Large Short-tailed Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large Short-tailed Rat

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.