Dew-Thread vs Fat Sand Rat

Drosera filiformis compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Dew-Thread	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Droseraceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Drosera	Psammomys
Species	Drosera filiformis	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Dew-Thread

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Dew-Thread	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Dew-Thread

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.