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 (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Rodentia (啮齿目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
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. (啮齿目)

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.