clam-cherry vs Fat Sand Rat

Byrsonima lucida compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	clam-cherry	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Malpighiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Byrsonima	Psammomys
Species	Byrsonima lucida	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

clam-cherry

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	clam-cherry	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

clam-cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Cuba.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

clam-cherry

The Clam-cherry (Byrsonima lucida) is a species in the genus Byrsonima. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.