Patagonian mara

species of herbivore
Taxon taxon Q194313
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Summary

Patagonian mara is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,933 views/month, #1,006 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taxon rank: species[3]
  • IUCN conservation status: Near Threatened[4]
  • Parent taxon: Dolichotis[5]
  • Taxon name: Dolichotis patagonum[6]
  • Commons category: Dolichotis patagonum[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Dolichotis patagonum[8]
  • Commons gallery: Dolichotis patagonum[9]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[10]
  • Original combination: Cavia patagonum[11]
  • Short name: D. patagonum[12]
  • Taxon common name: Patagonian mara[13], Mara O Liebre Patagónica[14], Patagonian Cavy[15], Patagonian Hare[16], Patagonischer Mara[17], Großer Pampashase[18]
  • Gestation period: 101 day[19]
  • Longest observed lifespan: 14.4 years[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
  • Litter size: 2[22]
  • Diel cycle: diurnality[23]

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Identifiers

Patagonian mara's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 43802[24]. Patagonian mara's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 29091[25]. Patagonian mara's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1038700[26]. Patagonian mara's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437619[27]. Patagonian mara's ITIS TSN is recorded as 584722[28].

Why It Matters

Patagonian mara has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [25] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Dolichotis patagonum. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World (1st edition). wikidata.org.
  24. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] ↑ . Dolichotis patagonum. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jfpierce · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → Q120446
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Has characteristic: viviparity"
  2. 8w ago · Yapy28 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Longest observed lifespan → {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+14.4'}
    Described by source → Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Litter size → {'amount': '+2'}
    Diel cycle → diurnality
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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