Fat Sand Rat vs long yam

Psammomys obesus compared with Dioscorea transversa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	long yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Dioscorea
Species	Psammomys obesus	Dioscorea transversa

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

long yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	long yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

long yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.