Fat Sand Rat vs yellow saraca

Psammomys obesus compared with Saraca thaipingensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	yellow saraca
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	Saraca
Species	Psammomys obesus	Saraca thaipingensis

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

yellow saraca

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	yellow saraca
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

yellow saraca

Habitat

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