Fat Sand Rat vs Thistle Rust

Psammomys obesus compared with Puccinia suaveolens

Key Differences

• Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern while Thistle Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Thistle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Puccinia
Species	Psammomys obesus	Puccinia suaveolens

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thistle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Thistle Rust
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thistle Rust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.