Fat Sand Rat vs Tear Dropper

Psammomys obesus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Psammomys obesus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Tear Dropper
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and United States.