Fat Sand Rat vs water dock

Psammomys obesus compared with Rumex hydrolapathum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	water dock
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Polygonaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Rumex
Species	Psammomys obesus	Rumex hydrolapathum

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

water dock

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	water dock
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

water dock

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).