Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Mara Patagonian Mara Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Caviidae Subfamily: Dolichotinae Genus: Dolichotis Species Dolichotis patagonum Dolichotis salinicola The maras are a genus of the cavy family. These large relatives of guinea pigs are common in the Patagonian steppes. There are two species of maras recognised: Patagonian Mara (Dolichotis patagonum) Chacoan Mara (Dolichotis salinicola) The former is often kept in zoos and is also known as "Patagonian cavy" or "Patagonian hare". This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.