Chestnut-coloured Carpet vs Fat Sand Rat

Thera cognata compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Geometridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Thera	Psammomys
Species	Thera cognata	Psammomys obesus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut-coloured Carpet and Fat Sand Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut-coloured Carpet	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut-coloured Carpet

The Chestnut-coloured Carpet (Thera cognata) is a species in the genus Thera. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.