Roof rats have a pointed nose large ears and large dark colored eyes.
Roof rat tail length.
6 8 inches tail length.
Ranging from six to eight inches in length not including their tails roof rats are colorblind and have very poor vision.
The diet of the roof rats is entirely different from their brethren species.
5 to 18 months droppings.
Black to brownish gray eyes.
Brown rat has a more brownish color a more robust build smaller ears and shorter tail less than total body length.
Thin slender body pointed nose weight.
A typical adult black rat is 12 75 to 18 25 cm 5 0 to 7 2 in long not including a 15 to 22 cm 5 9 to 8 7 in tail and weighs 75 to 230 g 2 6 to 8 1 oz depending on the subspecies.
The roof rat has a long tail which is longer than the combined length of the head and body.
If you pull the tail back over the body it will reach over its head.
7 10 inches longer than body color.
On the basis of the tail size.
Inch long with pointed ends dark color scattered.
Roof rats being the smaller sized ones with a considerably slender body.
Roof rats are usually smaller in size than the stouter norway rat.
Originating in southeast asia roof rats get their name from their love of climbing and living in high buildings.
The adult roof rat is about 7 10 inches long and weighs about 5 9 ounces.
Adult weight ranges from 140 to 500 g 5 to 17 3 4 oz.
Adult roof rats measure 6 8 16 20 cm when combining their head and body length.
Large prominent eyes.
The riparian woodrat is active mostly during the day and its tail is somewhat shorter than the combined length of its body and head.
They do however have extremely strong senses of hearing smell touch and taste.
6 5 10 0 inches ears.
6 12 ounces smaller than norway rat length.
It occurs less frequently on the ground or in open fields.
5 0 10 0 ounces.
This means that roof rats can measure more than 40 cm long.
The head and body length ranges from 15 to 28 cm 6 to 11 in while the tail ranges in length from 10 5 to 24 cm 4 1 4 to 9 1 2 in therefore being shorter than the head and body.
Their tails are notably longer than their heads and bodies measuring 7 10 19 25 cm.
0 5 1 1 inches weight.
It is almost always found among human dwellings usually in upper stories of buildings.
A kangaroo rat s tail is noticeably longer than its body and head combined.
Unlike the hairless scale covered tail of roof rats the tails of kangaroo rats and the riparian woodrat are covered with fur.
They can also be found in trees or on ships.
Relatively small close to body lifespan.
12 9 18 3 inches tail.
Despite its name the black rat exhibits several colour forms.
And also because the norway rat can quickly adapt to the changes in the temperature compared to the roof rats.
Inspecting roof rat infestation.
