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What is the Difference Between Rats and Mice?

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What is the DifferenceBetween Rats and Mice?

THE 3 BEST WAYSTO SEPARATE THE TWO ARE

1. DROPPINGS

2. APPERANCES

3. TENDENCIES

MICE

MICEcan produce

80 or more droppings

per day

A mouse's body

RANGES

FROM

1INCH

5INCHES

TO

5 inches are

ABOUT THE LENGTH

OF YOUR PALM

Their tail is the exact same length as their body

MICEINFESTATIONS

A MUSKOR

usually carry

ODOURAN

THEY LIKETO GNAW

LOOK FOR

DAMAGED GOODS

RATS

RAT DROPPINGSARE THE SIZE OF OLIVE

PITS

RATS LIKE TOGNAW

AND CONSTANTLYDO SO

LOUD ENOUGHfor you to hear them

RAT SPECIES LIKE TODWELL IN TWO PLACES:

HIGHER DWELLINGSTREES, ATTICS

BASEMENT, BURROWS

GROUND LEVEL

RATS ARE VERY LARGE IN COMPARISON TO THEMOUSE

IN LENGTH THE TAIL IS ABOUT THE SAME OR SHORTER

THEIR BODY IS 5-7 INCHES OR MORE

DARK BROWNRATS USUALLY ARE

OR

BLACK

The Black Rat is referred to as

ROOF RAT

AND

THE BROWN RAT AS

NORWAY RAT

THE MOUSEis the most difficult pest world wide

DID YOU KNOW?

capable of producing 12 or more young at litter

adding to over a thousand a year.