Fat Sand Rat vs Greater Crested Tern

Psammomys obesus compared with Thalasseus bergii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Greater Crested Tern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Laridae
Genus	Psammomys	Thalasseus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Thalasseus bergii

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and Greater Crested Tern share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Greater Crested Tern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Greater Crested Tern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Greater Crested Tern

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.