Blue-Foot vs Fat Sand Rat

Psilocybe caerulipes compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Foot	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Hymenogastraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Psilocybe	Psammomys
Species	Psilocybe caerulipes	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Foot	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Foot

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.