(Dolichotis salinicola) is rabbitlike in appearance and behavior. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
Scent dispensing papillae and associated behaviour of the mare, Dolichotis patagonum. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11] Reference
This is the only region where the lesser maras (Pediolagus salinicola) and Patagonian maras (Dolichotis patagonum) are apparently sympatric. From Wordnik.com. [Arid Chaco] Reference
Other species present include the mara Dolichotis patagonum, Argentine grey fox Dusicyon griseus, culpeo fox D. culpaeus and Geoffroy's cat Felis geoffroyi. From Wordnik.com. [Península Valdés, Argentina] Reference
Maras1 (Dolichotis patagonum) are as tall as terriers and, at first glance, look like dwarf antelopes or huge hares They have large ears and eyes, long legs, and short tails. From Wordnik.com. [15 Agouti] Reference
The critically endangered rodent Ctenomys validus (tuco-tuco de Guaymallén) and vulnerable rodent species such as Octomys mimax, Andalgalomys roigi and Salinomys delicatus, the mara (Dolichotis patagonum) and in some parts of the ecoregion the guanaco (Lama guanicoe) can all be found in this ecoregion. From Wordnik.com. [Argentine Monte] Reference
Mara (Dolichotis patagonum), Argentina (Photograph by Joseph Dougherty/Society for Environmental Education & CalPhotos). From Wordnik.com. [Argentine Monte] Reference
The finest is the so-called Patagonian hare -- Dolichotis patagonica -- a beautiful animal twice as large as a hare, with ears shorter and more rounded, and legs relatively much longer. From Wordnik.com. [The Naturalist in La Plata] Reference
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