Chacoan mara
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The Chacoan mara 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 Pediolagus. Wikipedia
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Trophic level: Herbivorous
Scientific name: Dolichotis salinicola
Mass: 3.5 lbs (Adult)
Gestation period: 78 days
Genus: Pediolagus; Marelli, 1927
Source: Encyclopedia of Life