Dolichotis
Sign in to saveDolichotis is a genus of the cavy family of rodents. These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina, but also live in Paraguay and elsewhere in South America. It contains a single extant species, the Patagonian mara, which is one of the largest rodents in the world after the two species each of capybaras and beavers, and the large species of porcupines, reaching about in height.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderRodentia
- FamilyCaviidae
长耳豚鼠属（学名：Dolichotis）是啮齿目豚鼠科的一属，是长耳豚鼠亚科（Dolichotinae）下的唯一一属，共有两种，分布于阿根廷和巴拉圭： 阿根廷长耳豚鼠（Dolichotis patagonum） 巴拉圭长耳豚鼠（Dolichotis salinicola） 取自“https://zh.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=长耳豚鼠属&oldid=26168191” 分类：豚鼠科 隐藏分类：本地相关图片与维基数据不同
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- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Dolichotinae
- Image
- Mara in captivity.jpg
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- Late Pleistocene
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Dolichotis is a genus of the cavy family of rodents. These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes of Argentina, but also live in Paraguay and elsewhere in South America. It contains a single extant species, the Patagonian mara, which is one of the largest rodents in the world after the two species each of capybaras and beavers, and the large species of porcupines, reaching about in height.
The Chacoan mara has and sometimes still is also considered a member of this genus. However, a 2020 study by the American Society of Mammalogists found significant difference between the two mara species to warrant placing it in the genus Pediolagus.