Rats vs Mice

Most people think mice and rats belong to the same category, but they are different. Below, we will explain the difference not only in format but in their living style, behavior, and other major differences that will help you to differentiate among mice and rats. 

Behavior 

Both of them have opposite behavior; you can remember them by being curious or cautions. 

Curious 

Mice are curious; they will try to investigate every new thing that came in front of them. This is the reason to trap mice as easy as compare to trap a rat. 

Cautious

Rats do not get closer to new things until they did not get familiar with them. People who are going to use trap they should place them in their paths once they get familiar to it, then you can use peanut butter or nuts at the top of the trap to attract them. 

Characteristics

They have more than 70 species, but 3 of them are more famous that are given below:

House mouse they have small feet, heads, and big ears. You may see them in a light brown color with some hairs on them. Their dropping looks like rods. 

Roof rat 

They have a light body, long ear with no hair. They have a dark shaded body with a grey color. Their dropping looks like spindles. 

Norway rats

They have thick bodies with short ear and dark hair. Their dropping looks like medicine capsules. 

Mouse vs. rat size matter 

The major difference between rats and mouse is their size. The house mice size ranges from 2-4 inches only. On the other hand, Norway rat size ranges from seven to nine inches in length. Anyhow people may get confused because young rat looks like mice, but you can differentiate them on the basis of their body texture and dropping. Another difference is their tail; a mice tail is thin and contains hair on the other side rat tail is scaly and hairless. 

Facts about mice 

• If you have identified a mice is living within your basement or on the attic, and you want to get rid of them simply use rat odor, they feel afraid of them because they can kill and eat them. 
• Mice have a musky odor. 
• They have sharp senses like taste, smell touch, but you will be a wonder to know mice are color blind.
• They lived in both rural and urban areas. 
• You can identify them with their texture, skin, size, tail color, hair, and odor and through their dropping. 

Facts about rats

• Rats are also color blind but their other senses are very sharp. 
• As compared to mice, a rat has long fur, body, head, and feet. 
• You may find them in 2 categories them Norway rats and roof rats. Norway rats may prefer to live in a lower building like basement and yards, but the roof rat will prefer to live on an upper building like an attic. 

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