Fat Sand Rat vs The Painted Maple

Psammomys obesus compared with Acer pictum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	The Painted Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Sapindaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Acer
Species	Psammomys obesus	Acer pictum

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

The Painted Maple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	The Painted Maple
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

The Painted Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.