Fat Sand Rat - Psammomys obesus - Vette Zandrat (Woestijnrat)
North-Africa to Middle East and Sudan.

The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Psammomys obesus obesus - North-Africa from Morocco into Saudi Arabia;
Psammomys obesus roudairei - North-Algeria and Tunesia;
Psammomys obesus nicolii - North-Egypt (Nile Valley);
Psammomys obesus dianae - North-Saudi Arabia and Jordan;
Psammomys obesus terraesanctae - Jordan (Dead Sea).

Of this species there are no Zoo Photo's available.