Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Patagonian mara

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Genus: Trachycephalus
  Species: T. resinifictrix

The Patagonian Mara habit in Argentine in some places, as they are love running, as it can be similar to the rabbit, they have reddish brown color to orange or white with black also they have white patch on their rump ,they have long ears and limps and small tail, The feet are compressed making them hoof-like.

The Mara has body length of 69–75 centimeters, Mara's are largely herbivorous They feed primarily on green vegetation and fruit. Females spend more time feeding than the males, due to the demands of gestation and lactation. Males spend most of the day sitting, being wary for predators,the female gives birth to a litter, usually of two young.

The main predators of mara like little foxes, galictis. life span can be long to 10 years, the tapir is still near threatened and not extinction.

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