Fat Sand Rat vs Girdled Webcap

Psammomys obesus compared with Cortinarius trivialis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Girdled Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Cortinarius
Species	Psammomys obesus	Cortinarius trivialis

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Girdled Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Girdled Webcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Girdled Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.