Java-bean vs Patagonian mara

Senna obtusifolia compared with Dolichotis patagonum

Key Differences

• Java-bean is Least Concern while Patagonian mara is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Java-bean	Patagonian mara
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Fabaceae	Caviidae
Genus	Senna	Dolichotis
Species	Senna obtusifolia	Dolichotis patagonum

Conservation Status

Java-bean

LC — Least Concern

Patagonian mara

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Java-bean	Patagonian mara
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Java-bean

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 8 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (22 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (5 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (5 countries).

Patagonian mara

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Belgium. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium