arctic groundsel vs Fat Sand Rat

Tephroseris frigida compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• arctic groundsel is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arctic groundsel	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Tephroseris	Psammomys
Species	Tephroseris frigida	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

arctic groundsel

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arctic groundsel	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arctic groundsel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

arctic groundsel

The Arctic groundsel (Tephroseris frigida) is a species in the genus Tephroseris. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.