Fat Sand Rat vs Moustached Darter

Psammomys obesus compared with Sympetrum vulgatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Moustached Darter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Libellulidae
Genus	Psammomys	Sympetrum
Species	Psammomys obesus	Sympetrum vulgatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Moustached Darter

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Moustached Darter
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Moustached Darter

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.