Chia vs Fat Sand Rat

Salvia hispanica compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

• Chia is Not Evaluated while Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chia	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Lamiales (Lamiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Lamiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Salvia	Psammomys
Species	Salvia hispanica	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Chia

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chia	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chia

The Chia (Salvia hispanica) is a species in the genus Salvia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.