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Dolichotis
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Dolichotis

The maras (Dolichotis) are a genus of the cavy family. They are the sole extant representatives of the subfamily Dolichotinae. These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina, but also live in Paraguay and elsewhere in South America. Maras are the fourth-largest rodent in the world, after capybaras, beavers, and porcupines, reaching about 45 cm (18 in) in height.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Patagonian Mara

speciesDolichotis patagonum

Chacoan Mara

speciesDolichotis salinicola

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 43800.