Fat Sand Rat vs Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Psammomys obesus compared with Oenothera glazioviana

Key Differences

• Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern while Large-flowered Evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Onagraceae
Genus	Psammomys	Oenothera
Species	Psammomys obesus	Oenothera glazioviana

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Large-flowered Evening-primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (5 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (4 countries).