Fat Sand Rat vs Orange Disco

Psammomys obesus compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Stereaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Aleurodiscus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Orange Disco
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.