Chacoan Mara vs Prostrate pigweed

Dolichotis salinicola compared with Amaranthus albus

Key Differences

• Chacoan Mara is Least Concern while Prostrate pigweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chacoan Mara	Prostrate pigweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Roedores)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Caviidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Dolichotis	Amaranthus
Species	Dolichotis salinicola	Amaranthus albus

Conservation Status

Chacoan Mara

LC — Least Concern

Prostrate pigweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chacoan Mara	Prostrate pigweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chacoan Mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Prostrate pigweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria, Morocco), Asia (9 countries), Europe (31 countries), North America (Canada, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.