American Hepatica vs Fat Sand Rat

Hepatica americana compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• American Hepatica is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Hepatica	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Ranunculaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Hepatica	Psammomys
Species	Hepatica americana	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

American Hepatica

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Hepatica	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Hepatica

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

American Hepatica

The American Hepatica (Hepatica americana) is a species in the genus Hepatica. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.