Fat Sand Rat vs Nitrous Pinkgill

Psammomys obesus compared with Entoloma politum

Key Differences

• Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern while Nitrous Pinkgill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Nitrous Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Entolomataceae
Genus	Psammomys	Entoloma
Species	Psammomys obesus	Entoloma politum

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Nitrous Pinkgill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Nitrous Pinkgill
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Nitrous Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.