Fat Sand Rat vs Fringed Cup

Psammomys obesus compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Encoelia
Species	Psammomys obesus	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Fringed Cup