Chacoan mara

Chacoan mara

Order : Rodentia
Suborder : Hystricognathi
Family : Caviidae
Subfamily : Dolichotinae
Species : Dolichotis salinicola

 

The Chacoan mara, dwarf mara, dwarf patagonian cavy, dwarf patagonian hare is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Chacoan mara

the salt-desert cavy (Dolichotis salinicola) is rabbitlike in appearance and behavior. (Full text)

SALT-DESERT CAVY A smaller relative of the mare (page 256), the salt-desert cavy (Dolichotis salinicola) is rabbitlike in appearance and behavior. (Full text)

1. dol -- (a unit of pain intensity)
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