Fat Sand Rat vs Rough Bedstraw

Psammomys obesus compared with Galium asprellum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Rubiaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Galium
Species	Psammomys obesus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Rough Bedstraw
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.