Chacoan Mara
Dolichotis salinicola
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 135
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The Chacoan mara (Dolichotis salinicola) or Chacoan cavy is a relatively large South American rodent of the cavy family. They are a close relative of the better known Patagonian mara. The Chacoan mara is the sole member of the genus Dolichotis.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Chacoan mara”.