Drummond's cinquefoil vs Fat Sand Rat

Potentilla drummondii compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Drummond's cinquefoil	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Potentilla	Psammomys
Species	Potentilla drummondii	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Drummond's cinquefoil

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Drummond's cinquefoil	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Drummond's cinquefoil

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.