Fat Sand Rat vs sable antelope

Psammomys obesus compared with Hippotragus niger

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	sable antelope
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Psammomys	Hippotragus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Hippotragus niger

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and sable antelope share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

sable antelope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	sable antelope
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

sable antelope

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in South Africa.