Fat Sand Rat vs Year Bean

Psammomys obesus compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

• Fat Sand Rat is Least Concern while Year Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Psammomys	Phaseolus
Species	Psammomys obesus	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Year Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.