Eight-Angled Floatingheart vs Fat Sand Rat

Nymphoides cordata compared with Psammomys obesus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Fat Sand Rat
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Menyanthaceae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Nymphoides	Psammomys
Species	Nymphoides cordata	Psammomys obesus

Conservation Status

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

LC — Least Concern

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Eight-Angled Floatingheart	Fat Sand Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Eight-Angled Floatingheart

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.