Fat Sand Rat vs Northern Red-backed Vole

Psammomys obesus compared with Myodes rutilus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Fat Sand Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Rodentia (ネズミ目)	Rodentia (ネズミ目)
Family	Muridae (Mice & Rats)	Cricetidae
Genus	Psammomys	Myodes
Species	Psammomys obesus	Myodes rutilus

Evolutionary Relationship

Fat Sand Rat and Northern Red-backed Vole share a common ancestor at the Order level: Rodentia. (ネズミ目)

Conservation Status

Fat Sand Rat

LC — Least Concern

Northern Red-backed Vole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Fat Sand Rat	Northern Red-backed Vole
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Fat Sand Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Northern Red-backed Vole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, and Sweden.