Fat Sand Rat vs Formosan Serow

Psammomys obesus compared with Capricornis swinhoei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Formosan Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Psammomys	Capricornis
Species	Psammomys obesus	Capricornis swinhoei

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and Formosan Serow share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Formosan Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Formosan Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Taiwan.