Fat Sand Rat vs negrohead

Psammomys obesus compared with Annona purpurea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	negrohead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Annonaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Annona
Species	Psammomys obesus	Annona purpurea

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

negrohead

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

negrohead

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.