Chacoan mara
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The Chacoan mara (Pediolagus salinicola) or Chacoan cavy is a relatively large South American rodent of the cavy family.[2] They are a close relative of the better known Patagonian mara. The Chacoan mara is the sole member of the genus Pediolagus.
Quick Facts Chacoan mara Temporal range: Pleistocene–recent, Conservation status ...
Chacoan mara Temporal range: Pleistocene–recent | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Rodentia |
Family: | Caviidae |
Genus: | Pediolagus Marelli, 1927 |
Species: | P. salinicola |
Binomial name | |
Pediolagus salinicola Burmeister, 1876 | |
Synonyms | |
Dolichotis salinicola |
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