vs Fat Sand Rat

Diderma meyerae 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 meyerae	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 Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Diderma meyerae is a plasmodial slime mold in the order Physarales, forming small, stalked sporangia with a double peridium on decaying plant debris. It inhabits forest leaf litter and woody substrates in humid environments.