vs Fat Sand Rat

Diderma hemisphaericum compared with Psammomys obesus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Protozoa (protozoa)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Mycetozoa	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Physarales (Physarales)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didymiaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Diderma	Psammomys
Species	Diderma hemisphaericum	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

NE — Not Evaluated

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.