Fat Sand Rat vs short-stem iris

Psammomys obesus compared with Iris brevicaulis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	short-stem iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Psammomys	Iris
Species	Psammomys obesus	Iris brevicaulis

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and short-stem iris share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

short-stem iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	short-stem iris
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

short-stem iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Canada.