Fat Sand Rat vs Smooth Stonewort

Psammomys obesus compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Characeae
Genus	Psammomys	Nitella
Species	Psammomys obesus	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Smooth Stonewort
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.