Fat Sand Rat vs Thrift Rust

Psammomys obesus compared with Uromyces armeriae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Thrift 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	Uromyces
Species	Psammomys obesus	Uromyces armeriae

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Thrift Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thrift Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.