How do you know if you have a rat or mice?

Answer 1

They are different species of rodents.

Mice aren't predators. Rats are predators.

Rats are social animals. Mice are not social animals.

Rats tend to be bigger than mice.

The rat is bigger than the mouse.

A mouse is small and has a skinny tail. A rat is bigger and has a thicker tail.

Mice have larger, almost disproportionately sized ears in comparison to rats. Their faces are more pointed, and their legs are less developed/muscular. Plus, they cannot chew through as much as rats can chew through. Overall they are much weaker. In fact, rats have been known to eat mice.

Rats are much bigger, they are more intelligent, make better pets and aren't as easy to catch or kill. Mice are small, timid and don't live as long as rats. They live for only 1-3 years and rats live 2-5 years.
The mouse is much smaller than the rat. The two animals are of different species. Rats have a pointed muzzle, a long slender tail and well developed forepaws. The color can be black to brown. The mouse is a small rodent, usualy with gray or brown fur and long and hairless tails. Mice have large ears in proportion to rats and their forepaws are less powerful.
The difference between a rat and mouse is that a rat refers to a medium-sized rodent that has long thin tails whereas a mouse is a sparrow-sized rodent which also has long thin tails.

Answer 2

The Difference Between the "Rat" and the "Mouse"

"Rat" and "mouse" are two non-scientific terms that are loosely applied to members of the rodent family. "Rats" are medium-sized rodents with long, thin, sometimes hairless tails. "Mice" are much smaller rodents than rats.

When asking the difference, people are generally referring to the domestic version of both, the Norway rat and house mice.

Rats are larger than house mice, and develop at a slower rate. Their feces are larger than mouse feces, and they have 6 pairs of nipples whereas house mice have 5 pairs. Rats' heads are blunt and have smaller ears in relation to their heads. Mice heads are triangular and have pointed muzzles.

Genetic differences include rats having more chromosome pairs (22 to a mouse's 20).

Answer 3

Boy rats have large testicles at the base of their tail, it will be obvious because the testes are not covered with fur. The sacs are about the size of a peanut when the rat is fully grown, but will still be visible when very young.

just look at the bottom of there stomach near the rear!!! :)

Lift up the tail if theirs a ball sack that usually means its a boy

Answer 4

large mice are longer but rats are thicker

Answer 5

hey, go to a vet or something! anyway, are you going to keep something you found on the streets or something??!! if you bought one, you SHOULD know what it is, right?!

Answer 6

mice usualy have bigger ears, shorter tail and just plain smaller! when rats have small ears long bulgy tail and large.

Answer 7

ones a squirrell and one is a rat :) BYE