Home Pest Info Central Mice RATS Rats are found everywhere on earth where man is. They are one of the most adaptable animals that are alive today, and the most intelligent of the rodents. The rats we have around here are Norway rats - they are the predominant species around the world. Contrary to what most people assume, rats are not overgrown mice. Although they are both rodents, the similarity stops there.
Rats are infinitely more intelligent than mice, and completely different in almost every respect.
Rats are very shy and will avoid new objects in their territory - which means that trapping rats can take special skills. If a rat sees that another rat is caught in a trap, it will be hard to catch any more. And you will never catch the alpha rats. Mice are not intelligent enough to learn about traps. Rats are intelligent, communal animals that live together, as opposed to mice, which are territorial and will not tolerate any other mice in their territory.