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Sand rat

Psammomys obesus

Description:

A rather large pale desert rodent. The edge of the tail is black. It lives in underground tunnels and active in day and night.

Habitat:

desert

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3 Comments

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 6 years ago

so cute !!!

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 7 years ago

Wonderful little creature. Congratulations.

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 7 years ago

Congratulations Ori, this Sand Rat is our Spotting of the Day!

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Ori Fragman-Sapir
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Ori Fragman-Sapir

מחוז הדרום, Israel

Spotted on Nov 18, 2016
Submitted on Nov 19, 2016

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