Fat Sand Rat vs Iridescent Centurion

Psammomys obesus compared with Sargus iridatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Iridescent Centurion
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Psammomys	Sargus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Sargus iridatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and Iridescent Centurion share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Iridescent Centurion

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Iridescent Centurion
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Iridescent Centurion

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.