The fat sand rat (Psammomys obesus ) is a terrestrial mammal from the gerbil subfamily that is mostly found in North Africa and the Middle East, ranging from Mauritania to the Arabian Peninsula. This species usually lives in sandy deserts, but may...
The thin sand rat or lesser sand rat (Psammomys vexillaris ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It has also been previously named the pale sand rat based on work published by Oldfield Thomas in 1925.It is found in Algeria, Libya, and...