#0132 · 🦊 mammals
Patagonian Mara
🇳🇱 Mara ·Dolichotis patagonum
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what is it?
The Patagonian mara ( Dolichotis patagonum ) is a rodent in the mara genus Dolichotis . It is also known as the Patagonian cavy or Patagonian hare . This herbivorous, somewhat rabbit-like animal is found in open and semi-open habitats in Argentina, including large parts of Patagonia. It is monogamous, but often breeds in warrens shared by several pairs.
base stats
Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).
fun facts
- No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
- 2,107 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
- Scientifically named by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann in 1780 (246 years ago).
fact sheet
- English
- Patagonian Mara
- Nederlands
- Mara
- scientific name
- Dolichotis patagonum
- class
- Mammalia
- order
- Rodentia
- family
- Caviidae
- IUCN Red List
- NT · near threatened
- sightings in NL
- 0
- sightings in Europe
- 2
- sightings worldwide
- 2,107
- GBIF records in NL
- 0
- weight
- —
- length
- —
- lifespan
- —
- named
- 1780 by Eberhard August Wilhelm von Zimmermann
IUCN in Dutch: gevoelig. Blank means the sources don't say.
relatives· Caviidae
Sources: iNaturalist taxon 43802, Wikidata Q194313, GBIF 2437619, Wikipedia (EN), Wikipedia (NL). Intro text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.