Psammomys
Psammomys is a genus of rodents in the family Muridae.
The etymology of the genus name derives from the two Ancient Greek words , meaning "sand", and , meaning "mouse, rat".
The complete nuclear DNA genome of one Psamomys species, P. obesus, has been sequenced in 2017.
It contains the following species:
- Fat sand rat, Psammomys obesus
- Thin sand rat, ''Psammomys vexillaris''