Fat Sand Rat vs Rooting Polypore

Psammomys obesus compared with Polyporus radicatus

Key Differences

• Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern while Rooting Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Rooting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polyporaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Polyporus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Polyporus radicatus

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rooting Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Rooting Polypore
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rooting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.