Dolichotis Desmarest 1820 (mara)
Osteichthyes - Rodentia - Caviidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 42115
Parent taxon: Caviidae according to J. L. Prado et al. 1998
Sister taxa: Allocavia, Cardiomyinae, Cardiomys, Cavia, Caviinae, Caviodon, Caviops, Dolicavia, Dolichotinae, Hydrochoerinae, Kerodon, Microcavia, Neocavia, Orthomyctera, Palaeocavia, Pascualia, Procardiomys, Prodolichotis, Propediolagus
Subtaxa: Dolichotis intermedia, Dolichotis patagonum, Dolichotis platycephala, Dolichotis salinicola
Ecology: scansorial insectivore