Rodents are part of the order Rodentia, and make up about 40% of all mammals on the earth! These pests are extremely adaptable and can live in just about any indoor or outdoor environment. Rodents are all characterized by a single pair of continuously-growing front incisors that are found in their upper and lower jaws. To prevent their teeth from overgrowing, rodents will gnaw on just about anything they can find. The most common rodents that invade homes and businesses here in Ellsworth are mice and rats.
Some of the biggest differences between these two common rodent species found in our area are as follows:
Adult rats are much larger than adult mice
Rats have blunt, stocky heads while mice have heads that are small and more triangular in shape
Mice have pointed snouts while rats have snouts that are shorter and blunt