Fat Sand Rat vs mulungú

Psammomys obesus compared with Erythrina verna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	mulungú
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Erythrina
Species	Psammomys obesus	Erythrina verna

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

mulungú

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	mulungú
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

mulungú

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.