Norway Rats Roof Rats House Mouse Deer Mouse

Rats and mice can squeeze through holes just large enough to pass their heads through as small as for mice.

Norway rats roof rats house mouse deer mouse.

Pack rats are distinguished from norway or roof rats by having more hair on the ears than either of the other two rats. Small eyes and ears blunt nose. House mouse small all the way around with a tail as coated with fur as the rest of its body. They have brown coats with coarse fur.

Species such as the deer mouse house mouse white footed mouse norway rat roof rat and wood rat are commonly found in bucks county. Norway rat small eyes small ears stocky short hairless tail. Norway brown rats and roof rats our approach to rodent control involves ipm integrated pest management which is a thorough inspection in order to identify all areas where the rodents are active and including these areas in our treatment plan. Rat and mouse nests.

In addition rodents are notorious for the filth that they spread and the diseases that they transmit. Norway rats are one of the two main species of rats along with the roof rat that are typically found in the pacific northwest. They have brown coats with coarse fur and shorter tails that only grow between four and eight inches. They are larger than the roof rat with the adults reaching 13 18 5 inches in length from head to tail.

Norway rats invade homes and yards through burrowing. These families may build nests for food storage sleeping and raising young. Roof rat large eyes large ears slender longer hairless tail. Small head small feet pointed snout large ears with some hair.

Norway rat rattus norvegicus appeara nce. The house mouse mus musculus norway rat rattus norvegicus and roof rat rattus rattus species are in the muridae family which is the largest family of rodents and mammals in the world. Common house mice and deer mice rats. Norway rats or the house rat are usually around 10 inches long.

While roof rats excel scaling your roof norway rats are powerful swimmers. A rodent nest resembles a loosely woven ball and typically measures four to six inches in diameter. They are more robust than a roof rat but with smaller eyes and ears. Identifying the rodent type.

The most common mice and rats and the species that cause the most damage are the non native house mouse mus musculus norway rat rattus norvegicus and black or roof rat rattus rattus. Norway rats roof rats and house mice all live in groups with a dominant male a few females and their offspring. Each is capable of causing massive property damage. Brown heavy bodied six to eight inches long.

Diy rodent treatment methods frequently fail. Norway rats tend to look more well fed and rounder than roof rats with small eyes close set ears and a shorter tail. Because norway rats tend to be larger their droppings are also larger about 3 4 inch long whereas roof rat droppings are usually about half an inch. They are usually covered with coarse brown hair and have whitish gray bellies.