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Other species present include the mara Dolichotis patagonum, Argentine grey fox Dusicyon griseus, culpeo fox D. culpaeus and Geoffroy's cat Felis geoffroyi.
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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.
Argentine Monte 2007
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This is the only region where the lesser maras (Pediolagus salinicola) and Patagonian maras (Dolichotis patagonum) are apparently sympatric.
Arid Chaco 2007
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Scent dispensing papillae and associated behaviour of the mare, Dolichotis patagonum
Chapter 11 1991
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Le comportement social d'une colonide mares, Dolichotis patagonum Z. dans le Parc de BranfTrT.
Chapter 11 1991
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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.
15 Agouti 1991
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(Dolichotis salinicola) is rabbitlike in appearance and behavior.
15 Agouti 1991
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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.
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Among mammals we find the mara (Dolichotis patagonum), chinchilla (Lagidium viscacia), Wolffsohn's mountain viscacha (Lagidium wolffsohni), Patagonian weasel (Lyncodon patagonicus), Pategonian opossum (Lestodelphis halli), zorrino patagónico (Conepatus humboldti), puma (Felis concolor), zorro gris chico (Dusicyon griseus), guanaco (Lama guanicoe), etc.
Patagonian steppe 2008
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Species in danger of being extinct or vulnerable include the cauquén colorado (Chloephaga rubidiceps), huemul (Hippocamelus bisculus) ñandú petiso (Pterocnemia pennata), macá tobiano (Podiceps gallardoi), mara (Dolichotis patagonum), chinchillón anaranjado (Lagidium wolffsohni), guanaco (Lama guanicoe), zorro gris chico (Dusicyon griseus) and ballena franca (Eubalaena australis).
Patagonian steppe 2008
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