Chacoan Mara vs One-striped opossum

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Monodelphis unistriata

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while One-striped opossum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	One-striped opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Caviidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Dolichotis	Monodelphis
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Monodelphis unistriata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chacoan Mara and One-striped opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

One-striped opossum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	One-striped opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

One-striped opossum

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.